About Preschool

  • NOTE: Children who turn 4 years old on or before September 1, 2025, are eligible to register for preschool in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Children who turn 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025, are eligible to register for kindergarten. 

    Children who turn 3 years old on or before September 1, 2025, are eligible to register for preschool at Cedaroak Park and Bolton only. If you have a child who turns 3 years old on or before September 1, 2025, and are interested in another district preschool, please contact the school office to be put on a waiting list. Students may be accepted depending on space availability. 

    NOTE: Preschool in Oregon is an optional program and the district receives no state funding for preschool. We rely on tuition to cover the costs for staffing and to keep our preschool program going. We base our preschool program on an enrollment of 15-16 children in each preschool classroom to raise enough tuition to cover the staffing costs (one teacher, one paraeducator). We will need enrollment from 15-16 tuition paying families to actually run each school program. Once we have enough enrollment, we will let families know right away that the class is confirmed. 

    Enroll for preschool through Online Registration

    West Linn-Wilsonville School District is excited to offer new Preschool options for interested families for the 2025-2026 school year. These new preschool options are based on strong community feedback gathered through a survey in December and January. Families will be contacted by their school during the month of February to officially enroll and request the required deposit. Families need to submit their deposit before they are officially enrolled in the program. 

Contact Your School Office About Program Availability

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  • Boeckman Creek Primary

  • Bolton Primary

  • Boones Ferry Primary

  • Cedaroak Park Primary

  • Stafford Primary

  • Sunset Primary

  • Willamette Primary

About the Preschool Program

  • Early childhood programs in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District are based on the belief that young children "learn by doing".  The complex interaction of thinking and experience determines the pace and range of each child's learning and skill development.  The goal of our program is to engage children in experiences that enhance the natural processes of physical and intellectual growth.  Parents and teachers are partners in support of children's development.  Together we create active, productive classrooms and provide enriching home experiences for learning.

    Early childhood programs help young learners to:

    • Develop curiosity and an eagerness for learning.
    • Understand and feel good about him/herself.
    • Expand the world he/she lives in.
    • Communicate with others in many ways.
    • Do things independently and learn to work with others.
    • Develop good work habits and attitudes.
    • Listen and follow directions.
    • Develop muscles, senses, and coordination.
    • Handle his/her feelings as well as the feelings of others.
    • Develop literacy skills and number concepts.

    Hear directly from parents in the district about their experience in preschool today!