2024-2025 Arab Primary PreK Pre-Registration/Drawing Information
Arab First Class PreK PreRegistration Drawing/Enrollment Guidelines:
- All children must pre-register for the annual drawing in the ALACEED Portal provided by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. The ALACEED portal will not open until January 15th. The drawing will be held before March 31st.
- Once pre-registered and to be eligible on the drawing date, each child must have on file in the PreK Directors office at Arab Primary School the following information:
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- A valid birth certificate to verify the child’s age for eligibility in drawing ( on file at the APS office )
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- Proof of Residency in Alabama ( acceptable proof of residency is a mortgage or lease agreement or a utility bill with the service address listed ( on file at the APS office)
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- A completed Arab City Schools Enrollment Form for additional family contact information ( on file at the APS office )
- A copy of a parent or guardian's driver license ( on file at the APS office)
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- If all of the above information is not on file and verified, the child’s name may be withheld from the initial drawing but included in a secondary drawing for enrollment or waitlist on the drawing day.
- A child must toilet independently to attend the Arab Primary PreK Program
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- January 15, 2024 - ALACEED Portal opens for pre-registration
- March 22, 2024 - LAST DATE for all supporting documents for pre-registration to be on file in the office of the PreK Director for verification of eligibility for the 2024-2025 drawing.
The online pre-registration form must be completed in its entirety and requires each family to enter a valid email address to establish the account. If you need help with the pre-registration process, please reach out to the director of Arab Primary PreK at 256-586-6005 or email [email protected] for assistance with completing the pre-registration process. If your family has more than one child eligible for Pre-K, only one family account is needed.
It is especially important that names and addresses entered into the form are spelled correctly and capitalized where needed. This information will go into our official database exactly as it is entered. Submitting this form places your child in the Alabama First Class Pre-K random selection process. If your child’s name is drawn for a space in a program you have selected, you will be notified on the Monday after the drawing by the director and provided with a list of documents/information needed to complete the enrollment process. Children who are not selected will be placed on a waiting list for any future available spaces.
Note that families may pre-register children for multiple program locations; however, public school programs may restrict eligibility by school zones. Additionally, some programs may charge tuition or fees based on the size of your household and income using Department of Health and Human Services guidelines.
Please create only one account. Duplicate accounts will be deleted and may result in delayed pre-registration.
Click below to access the ALACEED Portal:
