Kindergarten and Preschool Registration
2024-2025 School Year
Click here to begin the registration process online now.
Kindergarten and Preschool* Registration for children who plan to attend the Eatontown Public Schools in September 2024 will be held as follows using the options listed below.
Students enrolled in an Eatontown Public Schools preschool program in the 2023-2024 school year (including the district’s Kiddie Academy and Lightbridge Academy classrooms) who do not yet meet the age requirements for Kindergarten, will maintain placement in their current preschool program for the 2024-2025 academic year. No additional registration is required.
Students enrolled in an Eatontown Public Schools preschool program in the 2023-2024 school year who are exiting preschool and entering Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year will need to provide updated residency information, as well as meet the physical exam and immunization requirements listed below for Kindergarten students.
OPTION 1: Online Registration
Parents/Guardians may complete registration for Kindergarten or Preschool students online at any time. Please note: All Preschool applications received after April 10th will be placed on a waitlist due to limited seats. Click here to begin the registration process online now.
OPTION 2: Registration Packet Pick-Up
Parents/Guardians may pick up a registration packet any school day between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at any Eatontown elementary school:
Meadowbrook School | Woodmere School | Margaret L. Vetter School |
Requirements
Kindergarten: Children must be five (5) years of age on or before October 1, 2024.
Preschool: Children must be three (3) years of age on or before October 1, 2024.
There are no exceptions.
Please have copies of your driver’s license or photo ID along with your child’s original, state-issued birth certificate, passport or adoption papers, proof of Eatontown residency (a current lease, mortgage statement, or tax bill), as well as the following medical records when you complete the registration packet:
Required Vaccinations for Kindergarten Students:
DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis): A minimum of 4 doses if one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, OR any 5 doses
Inactivated Poliovirus (Polio): A minimum of 3 doses if one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, OR any 4 doses
Hepatitis B: 3 doses
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 doses
Varicella (Chickenpox): One dose on or after the 1st birthday, or proof of disease immunity
Required Vaccinations for Preschool Students:
DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis): A minimum of 4 doses
Hepatitis B: 3 doses
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib): A minimum of 4 doses if one dose was given on or after the 1st birthday
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 1 dose
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV 13): A minimum of 4 doses if one dose was given on or after the 1st birthday
Inactivated Poliovirus (Polio): A minimum of 3 doses
Varicella: One dose on or after the 1st birthday, or proof of disease immunity
Influenza (IIV; LAIV): One dose due each year between September 1st and December 31st
Students not in compliance with immunization requirements will be placed on provisional status in September. To remain in school, the student must receive any overdue vaccinations by October 6th.
PHYSICAL: A physical examination by the child’s private physician (on or after September 5, 2023) is required before the student enters school in September. This is a state requirement. A copy of the Physical Form will be provided as part of the registration process.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding registration, please call the Superintendent’s Office at (732) 935-3325. For questions regarding medical or vaccination information, please call Mrs. Gina Nastro, Meadowbrook School Nurse, at (732) 935-3338. Thank you.