Universal Pre-K programs
Your 4-year-old child may be eligible to attend one of Durham County’s licensed, high-quality public preschool programs through the following programs:
Durham Public Schools
The Whitted School (managed by DPS)
Licensed community child care centers
Durham Head Start
Who is eligible to apply?
All of these programs work to prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten. ALL age-eligible children who live in Durham County are invited to apply. Depending on the program, children who may be considered “at-risk” academically, financially, medically, etc. will be given priority placement. Most public Pre-K slots will be free for families. Some slots have a monthly fee based on Durham PreK's income-based sliding scale
Calendars and schedules
Our program follows the traditional DPS school schedule and our instructional day is 7 hours.
Transportation and before/after-care
Each family is responsible for coordinating their child’s transportation. Our facility does offer before/after care (with limited availabilty) for a fee. For assistance with transportation or before/aftercare so your child can attend Pre-K, you can send an email to referral@childcareservices.org or call 1-855-EARLY-ED (1-855-327-5933) to speak with a child care referral counselor who can help you explore local options that may be available to you.