Early Childhood provides educational services for children aged three to five in high-quality Pre-K programs for children without disabilities. These programs can be found on the majority of elementary school campuses in conjunction with a variety of federal and state-funded sources.
To express interest and have their student placed on the interest and/or waitlist, parents/guardians must complete the form below:
2025–2026 Clark County School District Pre-Kindergarten Program Interest Form
Students will be offered a Pre-K seat at their attendance-zoned school, when available.
If there are more interested students than available seats at a school, students will be selected via lottery no later than May 23, 2025.
Students not selected via lottery will be offered a seat at the closest school with an opening.
If no Pre-K seats are available at nearby schools, students will be placed on a waitlist until a seat becomes available.
Parents/Guardians will be notified via email of their student's placement no later than June 6, 2025, and will be provided with registration instructions.
Students will continue to be placed in Pre-K programs until May 8, 2026. Upon placement, both the school and the parent/guardian will be notified of the placement and the next steps.
Contact information
For additional information regarding General Education Pre-K Student Placement Procedures for the 2025–2026 School Year, or if principals have any specific requests for students to attend their program, the principal should contact Dr. Delilah Krasch, director, Early Childhood Department, at (702) 799-7479 or via email at krascdj@nv.ccsd.net.
Our KIDS program at McCaw supports early childhood autism students.
KIDS program places a focus on student growth and learning through a specially designed curriculum. It is taught through behavior reinforcement and structures along with embedded language and communication strategies. ABA and positive reinforcement methods are used through best practice developmentally appropriate strategies within this highly structured setting.
Students are placed into the KIDS programs through Early Childhood Case Management after receiving eligibility and placement through the Child Find Department in CCSD Student Services Department. For more information please reach out to:
Child Find for referral information email childfind@nv.ccsd.net or go to http://ssd.ccsd.net/child-find-department/
Office contact: (702) 799-7463
Children enrolled in the program must be 4 years old by August 1. All programs must provide a minimum of 5 hours per day or 25 hours per week of Pre-K class time and follow the attendance policy of the local school board. Class sizes and child/staff ratios must not exceed the following:
• Classrooms will have no more than 20 children with 2 adults.
• The referenced 2 adults will be 1) an appropriately certified and licensed teacher, and 2) an appropriately certified teaching assistant.
For more information, please review the following FAQ document: FAQ Nevada Ready Pre-K