Complete the ALX Preschool application form. If assistance is needed, please contact the ALX Preschool and Family Resource Center at 703.746.5437 or email ALXpreschool@alexandriava.gov.

The ALX Preschool Enrollment Coordinator will review and assign your application to an ALX Preschool registrar. ALX Preschool eligibility requirements:

1. Child must be 3 or 4 years old by September 30
2. Family must reside in the City of Alexandria. Check your address using the Attendance Zone Locator
3. Family gross income

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The assigned ALX Preschool registrar will contact the family within 20 business days to schedule an appointment to collect required documents. During the scheduled in-person appointment, the ALX Preschool registrar will review and collect all of the following required documents listed below:

1. The child’s original birth certificate
2. Parent/legal guardian’s photo identification
3. Income verification documents
4. Residency verification documents
5. Medical documents (physical, immunization and TB)
6. Program Registration Forms
7. Individualized Education Program (IEP) if applicable

Families who complete registration within the specified timeframe will receive an email offer letter notification from an ALX Preschool program, if selected.

• Parents must accept or decline the offer letter within the given timeframe. If no response is received, it will be considered as a declined response.
• Priority is given to families at the lowest income levels and eligibility factors.
• If the program has reached enrollment capacity, qualifying families that completed their registration will be waitlisted and notified when space becomes available.

Your assigned ALX Preschool registrar will email the family with the school assignment, school start date, and other important information.

The child must attend the first day of school.