Kindergarten Information

Next School Year: July 15, 2026 - May 20, 2027

The Chandler Unified School District is pleased to offer full-day kindergarten at no cost to parents for the 2026-27 school year. If you live outside of Chandler Unified School District, you must submit an Elementary Open Enrollment Application. Students who will turn 5 by August 31, 2026, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten. Kindergarten registration is available now. For more information, please see Registration below under General Information.

Registration

Open Enrollment Application

If you have an interest in your child attending a school other than your attendance boundary school, you may submit an Elementary Open Enrollment Application. Visit the Elementary Open Enrollment section for more information.

If the older sibling is attending another school through Open Enrollment, the entering kindergarten student will need a completed Open Enrollment Application submitted online.

Options

Full-day and Half-day

CUSD kindergarten classes meet for a full day. However, if a parent prefers a half-day program, the following options may be available:

If enough parents at a site request a half-day option, then the half day program will be offered at that site.
If a program is not offered at the home school site, the parent may transport the child to another site that offers a half-day program. District transportation is not available.
The child may attend at the home school site and leave at the half-day dismissal time. Other students in the room will be attending for the full day, but the class will be structured in such a way that the students receives the instruction required.

In the past we have not had significant requests nor enrollments to sturcture a half-day kindergarten program. If one becomes available, information will be posted on this page.

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