Preschool Lottery & Waitlist

The lottery for admission to our tuition-based preschool program for the 2025-26 school year is closed. Families who receive a seat through the lottery process will be notified via email the week of March 24, 2025. 

Some locations may still have availability. If you did not enter the lottery and are interested in getting on the waitlist complete the interest statement below. 

Click here to get on the preschool waitlist

Currently enrolled/returning preschool students and preschool students on an IEP or Preschool students enrolled in our Head Start program do not need to fill out the interest statement to enter the lottery.   

Families on the waitlist at specific preschool locations will be called and offered seats as they become available. 

Learn more about LWSD's tuition-based preschool program.

Please direct any questions to Nichole Townsend, preschool registrar at ntownsend@lwsd.org. 

Interested in applying for the Head Start (Federally Funded) Program?

Visit the Head Start page for more information