FSD3 Preschool Registration Scheduled

Posted on 02/11/2020

Florence School District 3 will hold registration and screening for 3K Montessori and 4-year-old kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year on March 26-27.

Registration will be held at J. C. Lynch Elementary School (843-389-3323), Lake City Early Childhood Center of the Arts (843-374-2353), Olanta Creative Arts and Science Magnet School (843-396-4457) and Scranton Elementary STEAM Academy (843-389-2531). This year we will have extended hours Thursday, March 26, from 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

To pre-register your child for preschool, call the school for which you are zoned to schedule an appointment and bring the following documents:

  • Photo identification
  • State-issued birth certificate (long form required)
  • Proof of income or Medicaid card
  • Immunization certificate
  • Proof of residency (current electric bill displaying service address that matches photo ID and billing date). If the electric bill is in a different name, you must present a notarized document verifying residency.

To be eligible for 3K/4K Montessori, a child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020, and parents must attend a Montessori meeting at J.C. Lynch Elementary. Montessori meeting dates are February 12 (9 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and February 18 (9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.).

To be eligible for 4K, a child must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020.