Forsyth County Pre-K Programs

01/19/2024

Applications for school year 2024-2025, will be available February 5, 2024.
You can pick up a copy of the application on or after February 5th, at the following locations:
Smart Start of Forsyth County-7820 North Point Blvd, Suite 200, Winston Salem.
Special Services Center-950 Mock St, Winston Salem.
If you would prefer to complete an application online, please go to:
smartstart-fc.org
on or after February 5th.
Child’s age to qualify for Pre K Program, 4 yrs of age on or before August 31, 2024
Documents needed:
*Child’s Birth Certificate
*Last 4 check stubs for parents
*Proof of Forsyth County Residency
It’s important for you to know that, not all applicants will be placed in the Pre K Program.
Please make sure your email address is correct on the application.

Education begins at birth. As soon as babies take their first breaths, they begin to gather and retain information about the world around them. Smart Start of Forsyth County exists to strengthen a…

02/18/2023

Will your child be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2023? If so, it is time to register your child for Kindergarten.

You can enroll online now at https://bit.ly/3k65D2J

Ready Freddy: Forsyth County, NC

Below are the documents you will need to finalize the enrollment process. These items are required in order to attend Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Once you have gathered the information needed below in the checklist click the online enrollment button below.

01/26/2023

February 1st begins the enrollment period for the 2023-24 Pre-k school year!

03/28/2021

The Week of the Young Child 2021 will be celebrated in Forsyth County classrooms April 12-16, 2021. Join us at the WS Fairgrounds on April 16 beginning at 7:15 for a Drive Through Family Fun Night event. Vehicles may enter the fairgrounds at Gate 7 at 2886 Shorefair Drive between 7:15 and 8:30. Families will remain in their vehicles and stop at spaced locations to receive information, books, snacks, bottled water and juice, or other free giveaways from community partners who wish to honor the young children of Forsyth county. One stop families can make is to receive assistance enrolling their child for Pre-K or Kindergarten. While remaining in their vehicle WS/FCS district employees will assist them with online enrollment. Vehicles end up in front of the big screens at The Drive where a video featuring young children sharing their excitement of learning will play on the big screen. Families can sit in their car and watch the video as many times as they’d like before driving away. Audio will be provided over a select FM station. This event is a collaborative effort of WS/FCS, Smart Start of Forsyth County, Forsyth Technical Community College, Family Services, and Child Care Resource Center.

03/20/2021

If your child will be 4 years old by August 31st, now is the time to apply for Pre-K. To find out more information about the amazing learning environments and opportunities going on in our Pre-K classrooms, read this article!

Will Your Child be 4 Years Old on or Before Aug. 31?

03/16/2021

We are set up to support families needing to enroll their child for Kindergarten and we have applications available for children who will be 4 yrs old by August 31 and ready for Pre-kindergarten in the upcoming 2021-22 school year!!! Come on out!

02/25/2021

We love seeing our teachers and community leaders band together to support the families of our youngest citizens. Awesome job Sonna Williams for sharing the great work teachers are doing to lay the foundation in Early Childhood Education!

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Forsyth County leaders have begun to try and address disparities that families face who want to enroll their child in early childhood education and pre-school. At Tuesd…

02/25/2021

The 2021-22 Pre K Applications will be available on March 15th!!! Stay tuned for more information!

05/14/2020

During these times of uncertainty, our daily lives fluctuate and cause a myriad of different emotions. Even if it's just for a few minutes in your day, stop everything and strive to simply be present. Our children need to feel secure, emotionally safe, and loved. This is a time in their development that they are learning to self-soothe, regulate their emotions, communicate how they feel, and express their needs. As parents and caretakers we strive to provide the needs of our children. In this process we can sonetimes forget they are watching how we are self-regulating, self-soothing, communicating how we feel, and expressing our own needs. The MRI of love shows that what a chikd needs most right now is YOU! So take a moment to be fully present and love on your child(ren) to let them know and feel they are emotionally safe, secure, and most importantly loved.
HAPPY THURSDAY 😊

02/20/2020

Kindergarten Round Up at WS/FCS has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 27th.