Pre-K
Contact Us:
208 Bull Street
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 395-5582
Application
The Pre-K Lottery application will be available on this page from January 10, 2026 to January 30, 2026.
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System has 68 Georgia Lottery funded Pre-K classes. The Pre-Kindergarten program provides services to age eligible four year olds (must be four years of age on or before September 1 of the school year) residing in Chatham County. Our program provides a full day (6.5 hours) of appropriate instructional services to students for the regular school calendar year. The purpose of the Pre-K Program is school readiness and transition to Kindergarten for success in later school years.
Program Requirements
- Child must turn four years old by September 1, 2026
- Child must be 4 years old on or before September 1 of applying year.
Lottery Procedures
Waitlist Process
If your child is placed on a waitlist from the lottery process, you will be contacted by email and/or phone call once a seat becomes available. You will have 24 hours to accept the seat.
Priorities
The lottery process is used to ensure that all families have a chance of being seated in a Pre-Kindergarten program. The lottery process is automated, and applications are submitted electronically. Once the application is submitted, an appropriate priority category is applied to students. Students applying to Pre-Kindergarten are eligible to receive Priority Preferences based on the following:
- Priority 1: SCCPSS Full time Permanent Employee’s Child with Parent working at the Pre-Kindergarten School - Children of full-time employees of the SCCPSS shall be allowed to be enrolled in the school in which a parent or guardian is a full-time employee.
- Priority 2: Zone School Priority - Priority is given to families who choose their zone school as their first choice on the application.
FAQs
- What is the age requirement for a student to enroll in Pre-K?
- If my child lives outside Chatham County, is he/she eligible to participate in the Pre-K program?
- If my child is age eligible for Kindergarten but did not participate in a state-funded Pre-K program, are they still eligible to enroll in Pre-K?
