Traditional, Advanced Learning/Gifted Cluster, S.T.E.A.M and Conventional
2025-2026 School Year - Registration is Open
Kindergarten Prep follows the GPS school calendar for holidays and breaks.
Complete information and the Kindergarten Prep Parent Handbook can be found on the district website: www.gilbertschools.net/kprep
2025-2026 Locations and Class Times
Class Times:
- AM Session: 8:15 - 11:15, Monday-Friday
- PM Session: 12:15 - 3:15 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Full Day Session (4.5 days per week) 8:15-3:15 Mon - Fri (11:15 release on Wednesdays)
Traditional Kindergarten Prep:
Hybrid Schedules (AM, PM or Full Day):
-
Canyon Rim Elementary
-
Full Day Session
- PM Session
- AM Session
-
Neely Traditional Academy
S.T.E.A.M. Kindergarten Prep
-
Quartz Hill Elementary School
Advanced Learning/Gifted Kindergarten Prep:
Conventional Kindergarten Prep:
Half Day Schedules:
-
Ashland Ranch
-
Highland Park
Hybrid Schedules (AM, PM or Full Day):
-
Superstition Springs
-
Val Vista Lakes
- AM Session
- PM Session
- Full Day Session
Class Size
Up to 20 Students per class
Taught by an HQT Certified Teacher with an assistant
About the Program
Kindergarten Prep transforms learning into a walk of discovery, offering safe and exciting opportunities for experimentation, challenge, and fun at every turn! This program is designed to give your child a jump-start on becoming a prepared and eager student ready for the rigors of Kindergarten and being a valued member of Gilbert Public Schools! Kindergarten Prep curriculum focuses on literacy and academic content in an intentionally developed preschool environment. Fundations, which provides a strong foundation for reading and writing, is introduced and focused on daily.
Traditional Kindergarten Prep is designed to give students that will be attending a Traditional Kindergarten a jump-start on their educational pathway. Traditional Kindergarten Prep children will participate in primary language arts (Spalding), math (Math in Focus), science, music, art, and physical education through hands-on discovery and other age-appropriate activities.
S.T.E.A.M. Kindergarten Prep (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) students at Quartz Hill will be a part of an A School of Excellence where they will have the opportunity for real-world hands-on/minds-on learning. Quartz Hill K-Prep students will be involved in a full-day of project-based learning and introduced to coding. Through these experiences, children will use their imagination, be innovators and be inspired as emerging Trailblazers!
Advanced Learning/Gifted Kindergarten Prep is offered at Ashland Ranch Elementary. Student can be placed in the Gifted Cluster after qualifying through testing with a certified school psychologist, by appointment only. There is a $175 fee for the testing. Registration for gifted testing opens January 13, 2025. Testing takes approximately one to three hours. A parent or guardian is required to stay on the premises during testing. Registration for Ashland Ranch Kindergarten Prep in the PM session does not automatically qualify a student to receive gifted services.
Link to Gifted Cluster Testing Registration
This testing is required to determine eligibility for the Gifted K-Prep cluster programming for Gilbert Public Schools for 4 year-olds in the PM session at Ashland Ranch, which is offered by appointment only. One-on-one testing is scheduled through the Preschool Office. Testing takes approximately one to three hours. A parent or guardian is required to stay on the premises during testing. Testing provided is determined by the age of the child.
All programs are aligned with the Arizona Department of Education Early Learning Standards, and are supplemented with:
Handwriting Without Tears
STEM Activities
Unplugged Coding
Monthly Tuition & Fees:
$50 Registration Fee
AM Session: $530 per month, Monday-Friday
PM Session: $410 per month, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Full Day: $950 per month, Monday-Friday (Wednesday 11:15 am early release)
GPS Employee Rates - please call the preschool office - employment verification required
2025-2026 School Year** - Registrations received on July 1, 2025 or after are required to pay the registration fee and the first scheduled tuition payment at the time of registration. The registration fee, security deposit and 1st month tuition paid during registration are NON-REFUNDABLE, no exceptions. The security deposit will be applied to the first scheduled tuition payment.
Preschool Parent Handbook 2025-2026
**Both the Eleyo and Infinite Campus registrations must be completed. Registration must also be finalized on the campus prior to the child’s start date.
Requirements
Age 4-5 Must be 4 by August 31, for the school year registering for.
Toilet Trained - All students must be completely independent in toileting; to be considered completely independent in toileting, a child must be able to do ALL of the following:
- Are able to communicate the need to go to the toilet; including but not limited to, demonstrating control over going if they must wait for someone who is in the bathroom or if away from the bathroom
- Can independently pull down their underwear and pants and pull them back up when done. This includes clothing with belts, buttons, zippers etc., if worn to school
- Can independently clean their bottoms after using the toilet
- Get on and off the toilet by themselves
- Wash and dry their hands by themselves
- Disposable training pants (i.e. Pull-ups) are not permitted per AZDHS Licensing
All dates, times and locations are subject to change
If you have concerns about your child's development, and live within the GPS boundaries, please go to www.gilbertschools.net/advantage and follow the instructions for Preschool Screening.
Preschool Office
480-497-3461
