Welcome to this edition of the Early Steps Newsletter! We’re excited to share the latest happenings and updates from our school community to keep you informed and engaged.

We are planning to celebrate Staff Appreciation Week beginning tomorrow!

This is a special time for us to recognize the care, and hard work of our teachers and staff, who support our students each and every day.

If your family would like to participate, simple gestures such as a kind note, drawing, or message of appreciation are always welcomed and mean so much to our staff.

Thank you for helping us show our appreciation for the wonderful staff members who make our school such a special place for children to learn and grow.

Reminder: There will be no school on Friday, June 5, 2026, for all Early Steps Preschool and PreK students at Early Steps, Hosmer, Cunniff, and Lowell, as staff will be conducting preschool screening.

Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!

If you have received an email indicating that your child has been offered a PreK or Preschool placement for the 2026–2027 school year, please note that the registration link is now open and available for you to complete.

For our returning Early Steps families, there is no need to complete the registration paperwork again.

However, you will need to submit the following to the Early Steps main office:

If you have any questions or are unsure whether this applies to your family, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re happy to help!

Thank you, and we look forward to another wonderful year together.

Dear Pre-K Families,

We are excited to share that the Extended Day lottery form is opened for students entering PreK, next year. Please note WPS does not offer an extended day option for students in preschool.

Families with a reserved Pre-K spot who have completed their registration are eligible to apply for an Extended Day lottery spot. If this applies to your family and you are interested in additional programming, please be sure to complete the form once it opens.

If you have not yet confirmed your child's Pre-K spot and completed the required steps to register your child, you will not be eligible to receive an extended day spot. 

For more details about the Extended Day program, eligibility requirements, and next steps, please review the linked notification from our coordinator, Deb Cornelius.

The lottery form will be open from May 1 at 10am through May 21 at 11:59pm. Following the lottery for enrollment, families will be notified via email on or before Friday, May 29, 2026, if their student is being offered a confirmed space in the program or if they have been waitlisted.

We encourage families to read through the information carefully before submitting the form.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you, and we look forward to supporting your child’s Pre-K experience!