Preschool Registration for the 2026-2027 School Year
2026–2027 Preschool Registration-Lottery Recipients
Preschool registration/enrollment for students selected and placed by the preschool lottery begins Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Students who received placement into a preschool program must complete the district's two-step enrollment/registration process, in full, to accept their placement for preschool by Friday, June 5, 2026. Completion of the enrollment/registration process by the deadline confirms acceptance of the preschool placement. Families who do not complete the two-step enrollment process in full by the deadline will automatically forfeit their child's seat. No Acceptations Will Be Made.
2026-2027 Preschool Registration (IEP/ISP/Early Intervention)
Preschool students who are undergoing an evaluation, have completed an evaluation, or are transferring from another district with an active IEP/ISP may enroll in the district at any time by completing the two-step enrollment process outlined below.
Applicants who have been assigned a case manager must provide the case manager’s name when submitting their application. Those who have not yet been assigned a case manager will have their eligibility verified before their application is processed.
For more information regarding the district's Early Intervention Program please email prekinfo@somsd.k12.nj.us.
26-27 SY Preschool Registration/Enrollment Steps/Instructions
Download Preschool Registration/Enrollment Instructions: Haitian Creole | Spanish | English
ATTENTION APPLICANTS
Preschool students who have been placed in a program and have fully completed both steps of the enrollment/registration process by Friday, June 5, 2026, will be eligible to attend the district’s preschool program beginning in September 2026. “Fully enrolled” means that both Step One and Step Two of the enrollment process have been completed by the deadline, including submission of the 2026–2027 online application and receipt of all required supporting documents.
Supportive documents may be uploaded to the enrollment application or placed in the drop box. Be sure to confirm the proofs uploaded or placed in the drop box align with the documents listed on the Enrollment Document Checklist. Applications received with missing, incorrect, truncated (cut-off), or outdated materials may be returned to you for review, correction, and resubmission.
South Orange & Maplewood School District Administration Building
Registration Drop Box
525 Academy Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Summer Withdrawal Instructions
If you need to withdraw your child from the South Orange & Maplewood School District during the summer, please email fchina@somsd.k12.nj.us.
