Welcome to the Berkeley County Schools Pre-K Program!

Registration for the 2025-2026 will open beginning on March 10, 2025. Please see below for the required documents.

Overview

Welcome to Berkeley County Schools and our West Virginia Pre-K Program. Since its inception in 2002, West Virginia has been a national pioneer in providing a state-wide Pre-K program.

Berkeley County Schools Universal Pre-K Program is a collaboration of Berkeley County Schools, EPIC Head Start, and participating childcare centers. All classrooms are inclusive with a maximum of 20 students. Most classrooms have one teacher and two teaching assistants; however, some have only one teacher and one teaching assistant, meaning they meet or exceed the required ratio of 1 adult to 10 children.

Classroom instruction focuses on the following five domains as described in the WV Pre-K Standards Ages 3-5: Social and Emotional Development, the Arts, Physical Health and Development, Language and Literacy, and Mathematics and Science. 

Classroom teachers use Creative Curriculum, the stated adopted Pre-K curriculum.

Contact Us

Staff Directory

Frequently Asked Questions

Parent Process and Checklist for Pre-K Student Registration

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CURRENT 2024-2025 Enrollment
UPCOMING 2025-2026 Enrollment

What's Next?

Pre-K placement is not based on the registration date.

All eligible students will be placed at a site based on the process listed below. The following process has been established by the Berkeley County Pre-K CORE Team and will be implemented for Pre-K site placement:

  • Completed Registration

  • Specialized Services

  • Home School District

  • Compliance Ratios

  • Before/After Care

  • Siblings

All students will be given a placement site.

Additional federal requirements may apply for Head Start sites.

Due to the large number of students, we cannot accept specific requests for placements. However, we can discuss any special circumstances you may encounter, please call our office for further inquiry.

After you have completed your registration, here's what to expect before the first day of school:

  • Pre-K student attends a BCS Screening before the start date of school. (Optional, but highly recommended).

  • Parent notification of site placement will take place during the week of August 4, 2025.

  • Families MUST confirm placement with a reply email to our office. No placements are finalized until we receive confirmation from the parent.

  • Classroom teachers will contact families within five days prior to the first day of school. The following information is provided: drop-off/pick-up times and procedures/required supplies/general Pre-K Classroom details/answer parent questions.

  • Orientation times are listed on the website. Follow your assigned school's schedule for dates and times. 

    Head Start will send placement and orientation information in the acceptance email. 

Registrations received after July 31, 2025, or pending incomplete registrations will be processed the week of August 25, 2025, along with parent notification. The start date for these students will be the week of September 2, 2025.

Pre-K Calendar, Events & Resources

2024-2025 Pre-K Calendar
Curriculum, Standards, & Objectives