Four Star Pre-K Program

The Four Star Pre-K Program of the Athens City Schools is a voluntary program for children who are or will be age four on or before August 15 of that school year. Currently, there are seven Pre-K classes. Three classes are located at City Park School and four are at Ingleside School.

Registration for the 2018-19 school year will take place at both City Park and Ingleside Schools on the following dates.   

March 27:  2:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
May 4th.  8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

• To register your child for the Pre-K Program, please bring the child's Certified Birth Certificate, Tennessee Immunization Certificate, verification of family income, and two proofs of residence. A child entering Pre-K must be four years old on or before August 15, 2017.  Both parent and student are required to attend.  

Registration Documents 

Registration Form
Income Verification Form
Imagination Library Survey for Pre K
Pre K Health Form
Parent Letter- Immunizations Required

Standards & Regulations for PreK Program

• TDOE Childcare Approval Requirements: http://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_all/2018/0520-12-01.20180201.pdf
• TDOE Information for Parents
• TDOE Frequently Asked Questions
• 2018 Revised Four Year Old TN ELDS  Color version

Literacy Resources

• INVESTING IN YOUR CHILD'S LITERACY BANK ACCOUNT
• READING ROCKETS
• National Association for the Education of Young Children - Resources for Families
• Nashville Community Parents Resource Center
• Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
• http://pbskids.org/rogers/
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monkey-match/id407251250?mt=8 Three games: Match upper and lower case letters, match words by initial sounds, match rhyming weds.
• www.starfall.com
• kidcentral tn
• Read Tennessee
• Imagination Library/Books From Birth
• Kidcentral tn
• Early Learning Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten
• Grow it, Try it, Like- fun for Pre-K
• Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning