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Kanawha County Schools opens preschool application; lists documents, deadlines
Summary
Kanawha County Schools says preschool applications open Feb. 3, 2025, at kcspreschoolsteps.org and lists required documents, age cutoffs and a July 1 contact date for enrollment questions.
Kanawha County Schools announced that preschool applications for the 2025 school year open Feb. 3, 2025, at kcspreschoolsteps.org and that families must complete an 11-section online application and submit specified documents to establish eligibility.
The district’s prerecorded guidance instructs applicants to use the preschool homepage, click “Start Application,” and choose the application box on the right for the school-year program. It says applicants should complete all 11 sections and click the submit button; submitting generates an email confirmation to the address provided but does not confirm a student’s enrollment.
Applicants must provide a state-certified birth certificate showing the student is 4 years old on or before June 30, 2025. The recording specifies that a county or hospital birth certificate is not acceptable. Required health documentation includes a current immunization record and a recent well-child visit with lead and hemoglobin results. The district also requests a cover sheet, a HIPAA form and a FERPA form. Families applying to Head Start must provide income verification and a Head Start eligibility form, the recording says.
The district’s message instructs families that they should learn where their student is enrolled by June (the recording did not specify a date in June). If parents or guardians have not heard about enrollment by July 1, 2025, they are asked to call the preschool office at (304) 348-1942. The recording gives the preschool office address as 959 Woodward Drive, Charleston, West Virginia.
This guidance is procedural: the confirmation email only acknowledges receipt of an application and does not guarantee placement. The recording repeats the step-by-step website navigation and the list of required documents so families can prepare complete applications.
For families seeking Head Start services, the recording reiterates that income verification and the Head Start eligibility form are additional requirements separate from the general preschool application process.
