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. 

• To register your child for the Pre-K Program, please bring the child's Certified Birth Certificate (optional), 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, 2023.  Both parent and student are required to attend.  

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

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