• Pre-Kindergarten Program

    Our four-year-old Pre-K program is a comprehensive full-day program offered to qualifying families. Parents are responsible for their children arriving and being picked up promptly. The school times are 7:45-3:00. 


    Requirements for Free Pre-K: (click here for complete details from TEA)

      • Children must be aged 4 on or before September 1, and meet one of the following:
        • Unable to speak or comprehend the English language fluently
        • Educationally disadvantaged
        • Child of a person on active military duty
        • Identified as homeless
        • Currently in or have been in foster care

    If your child is unable to speak or comprehend the English language fluently, they may qualify for the Bilingual/ESL Program.  Please bring your child with you to registration for bilingual testing.

    A tuition-based PreK program is also available for those who do not qualify to attend for free. The fee is $2900. Parents pay a $50 deposit and choose one of three payment options: ten payments of $285 per month, two payments of $1,425, or one payment of $2,850.

    Required Documentation to Register:

      • Birth certificate- original copy
      • Immunization record (up to date)
      • Social Security card- original copy
      • Proof of residence (utility bill)
      • Proof of income (most recent four pay stubs or tax return) Pre-K & Head Start ONLY

    Children who already meet the enrollment requirements for the current school year are encouraged to enroll now.

    For more information on Pre-Kindergarten, please contact the campus principal at Carver ECC or Crockett ECC.


    Head Start classes are also available for qualifying students. Head Start classes are located at the Carver Early Childhood Center, 600 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. For more information on Head Start, call 972-872-3743.