How to Register for Kindergarten 2025-2026
Is your child eligible for Kindergarten in 2025-2026?
If your child will turn five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2024, please follow the steps below.
If your child will turn five (5) years old between September 2, 2025 and January 1, 2026, please read THIS PAGE.
Steps for Registering Your Kindergartener
Step 1: Please check our Schools By Streets for the school in your home district.
Step 2: Complete the Pre-registration form for the 2025-2026 school year.
Once that form has been submitted online, you will receive an email confirmation and a request to provide copies of all required residency documentation and updated CT health forms (see below) to the school that serves your address.
Step 3:
Option 1, Fully Online: Set up your PowerSchool account, complete all of the electronic forms, and upload necessary documents.
Option 2, Fully In-Person: Make an in-person registration appointment with your child's school (available dates below).
Option 3, Half Online, Half In-Person: Set up your PowerSchool account, complete the electronic forms, and bring the necessary documents to your child's screening appointment.
(Please note that your child's registration will not be finalized until all of the documents and forms are received.)
Step 4: Make a screening appointment (available dates below). You must call your child's school to set this up.
Kindergarten Dates: Open House, Screenings, & In-Person Registration
Kindergarten Open House, Screenings, & In-Person Registration for 2025-2026 will take place at our elementary schools on these dates and times.
Please call your child's school for a screening appointment. School contact information can be found here: www.middletownschools.org/page/directories
School | Dates |
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Bielefield Bielefield's Phone Number: 860-347-4124 |
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Farm Hill Farm Hill's Phone Number: 860-346-1225 |
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Lawrence Lawrence's Phone Number: 860-632-2158 |
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Macdonough Macdonough's Phone Number: 860-347-8553 |
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Moody Moody's Phone Number: 860-347-2561 |
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Snow Snow's Phone Number: 860-347-2579 |
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Spencer Spencer's Phone Number: 860-344-0711 |
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Wesley Wesley's Phone Number: 860-344-0381 |
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Required Documents
Required Registration Documents
Below is a list of the required documents you will need to register your student. Documents should be uploaded when you complete your online registration forms.
Certified Birth Certificate - full page - must include parent names
Photo ID of parent/guardian - driver’s license, passport, non-driver ID
Health Assessment Record - student’s latest physical exam (must have occurred within the past 12 months) and immunization record.
Medical clearance is needed after registration.
Proof of Residency (Sometimes it may be necessary to supply documentation from more than one of the categories below)
Current mortgage statement
Deed to home or mortgage closing statement
Homeowner’s property (real estate) tax statement
Current lease/rental agreement
Homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policy (must be current)
Section 8 letter or Middletown Housing Authority letter/statement
Current utility bill (water, sewer, electric, gas, oil, trash, home or cell phone, cable or internet)
Current proof of government benefits (disability, Medicare, Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP),
Current automobile insurance, automobile registration, car tax bill
If the parent/guardian is unable to provide proof of residency due to living with a family member or friend, the person the parent/guardian is residing with must provide the proof of residency and the parent and person they are residing with must complete and notarize MPS Certification of Residency Form.
MPS acknowledges that certain families may encounter challenges in providing the listed registration documents. In such cases, these situations are carefully reviewed by school administration and, if necessary, by the superintendent's office. This approach ensures that families facing unique circumstances receive appropriate consideration and support in meeting residency requirements within the district.
Immunization Requirements
Connecticut law requires that school-age children receive certain mandatory vaccinations prior to enrolling in school. This is Public Act 21-6; more information can be found here.
This document (linked here) shows all of the necessary immunizations for students in the 2025-26 school year.
DTaP: At least 4 doses. The last dose must be given on or after 4th birthday.
Polio: At least 3 doses. The last dose must be given on or after 4th birthday.
MMR: 2 doses separated by at least 28 days, 1st dose on or after the 1st birthday.
Hep B: 3 doses, last dose on or after 24 weeks of age.
Varicella: 2 doses separated by at least 3 months, 1st dose on or after the 1st birthday; or verification of disease. 28 days between doses is acceptable if the doses have already been administered
Hib: 1 dose on or after 1st birthday for children less than 5 years old.
Pneumococcal: 1 dose on or after the 1st birthday for children less than 5 years old.
Hepatitis A: 2 doses given six calendar months apart, 1st dose on or after 1st birthday.
Visting Schools
Children will have the chance to visit their school during Kindergarten Orientation and prior to the start of school in August. Check with your child's school for the date and time.