Kindergarten Registration Information

• Children must be residents of Lower Providence or Worcester Townships to attend Methacton School District.
• Children must be five years of age on or before September 1 of the year they are attending.
• At the time of your child’s enrollment in the district, classroom space at your child’s home elementary school may be at full capacity in their grade level. If that is the case, your child will be enrolled to the nearest elementary school with space available. Transportation will be provided, and all records will be forwarded to that elementary school.

Important: These are the documents required to complete the online registration. Failure to upload these documents will result in delaying your child’s registration.

• Copy of Valid Parent/Guardian Photo ID (Driver's License, Passport, etc.)
• The student’s original birth certificate
• Two (2) different proof of residency documents that one (1) of the required documents is found within 'List A' and one (1) of the required documents is found in 'List B.'

• Child's proof of current immunization:
  • Copy of Immunization Record from your Health Care Provider or
  • Copy of Immunization Record from your child's previous school
• Child Custody Agreement (if applicable)
• * Multiple Occupancy Form (if applicable)
  • If you and your child(ren) currently reside in a home that is owned/leased by someone other than yourself (parent, grandparent, friend, non-married significant other) you must:
    • Fill out a Multiple Occupancy Form.
    • Have the form notarized.
    • Provide two copies of owner’s proof of residency, one (1) found within 'List A' and one (1) found in 'List B.'.

Additional Documentation you may need to provide:

• First page of an IEP/GIEP/504
• Dental and Physical records

Visit the Student Registration Page for a Step-By-Step registration guide

Click here to view the Kindergarten Overview presentation from January 2026 or review the below handout:

Welcome to Kindergarten Handout (English)

Welcome to Kindergarten Handout (Spanish)

Help prepare your child for kindergarten by completing some of the activities below:

Develop a Love of Literacy

• Read aloud to your child
• Talk to your child about the story
• Engage in shared reading and writing activities
• Model reading and writing in your home
• Read and write for pleasure in front of your child
• Help your child notice that words are everywhere
• Have reading and writing materials available in your home for your child to access easily
• Play oral rhyming games 

Have Fun with Math Concepts

• Have your child count items to support one-to-one correlation
• Talk about number relationships (What number comes after three?)
• Copy and create patterns
• Use math terms (add, subtract)
• Talk about more and less
• Identify shapes around your house (plate is a circle, placemat is a rectangle, napkin is a square)
• Measure items in your house with your hands, feet, or crayons

Social & Emotional Skills

• Manage bathroom independently
• Dress self (zipping coats, putting on mittens, tying shoes, etc.)
• Wipe own nose
• Follow basic directions
• Complete tasks
• Put away materials and toys  

Gross Motor Skills

• Jump from one marked spot to another along a path
• Balance on one foot for a count of 10
• Practice skipping
• Practice hopping on one foot
• Move in rhythm to music
• Climb on playground jungle gyms
• Swing
• Bounce a ball

Fine Motor Skills

• Color, trace, copy
• Write own first name
• Cut on straight, curved, or zigzag lines
• Assemble puzzles
• String beads, Cheerios, or pasta on a shoestring
• Move a spoonful of objects from one bowl to another
• Stack small blocks 

Registration for the Y's Before & After School Enrichment (BASE) Program is open! 

Participating grade levels:

• Kindergarten - 4th Grade

Care is available at the following schools:

• Arrowhead Elementary
• Eagleville Elementary
• Woodland Elementary
• Worcester Elementary

Program times:

• 7:00 AM - start of school day
• End of school day - 6:00 PM

Visit their website to find the program that will work for your family! Learn more about their program offerings and locations to plan ahead so you are all ready to register:

https://www.philaymca.org/child-care/school-age-care/before-and-after-school

If you have questions about registration or the programs you can reach the Y at gpychildcare@philaymca.org or call 215.220.9199

Daycare Transportation for 2025-2026 School Year: 

Independent Daycare located within Methacton School District Buildings:

• YMCA Before & After School Care
  • Arrowhead
  • Eagleville
  • Woodland
  • Worcester

Daycares to which the Methacton School District provides transportation: 

• Eagleville:
  • Kids in the Village
• Woodland:
  • Small Scholars Learning Academy (formerly Short Stuff)
  • The Learning Experience
  • Chesterbrook Academy (Audubon)
• Worcester:
  • Kids in the Village

Daycares that PROVIDE transportation to Methacton Schools:

• Eagleville:
  • Small Scholars Learning Academy (formerly Short Stuff)
  • Class 1 Child Care