Preschool Registration
Our current preschool programs are four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) with both AM and PM sessions. Our integrated program educates students both with and without disabilities. Three and four-year-old children attend the morning class and four and five-year-old children attend the afternoon class.
Online Registration
- The Cedar School Preschool Program for the 2024-2025 school year is full. Please complete our online registration to be added to our waitlist. Thank you!
- Registration Express
Registration Forms
As part of the registration process, you will be asked to complete and upload the following registration forms.
- Cedar School Parent Information Form.
- Medical History Form.
- Developmental Questionnaire.
- Primary Home Language Survey.
- Registration Form.
You will be required to upload the following documents for administrative review:
- Original birth certificate.
- 2 forms of verification of residency/address in Hanover (i.e., license, tax bill, water bill, utility bill).
- Report of the most recent physical examination and immunizations.
Uploading Forms and Documents
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Program Description
- A tuition-based 4-day preschool program (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) with morning and afternoon sessions.
- Parents are required to provide transportation.
- Peer models must be toilet trained before the start of school.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the Cedar School main office at 781-878-7228.
Medical Policy
The medical requirements for Preschool admission are identified as:
- A full physical exam, including a vision screening, by your family doctor/pediatrician within twelve (12) months before the start of school.
- All students must be completely immunized according to the Massachusetts School Immunization Law as follows:
- Massachusetts School Immunization Requirements.
- Blood Lead Level, including level amount and date.
- A physician's certification is the only acceptable evidence of immunization. Certification provided should contain the month, day, year, and type of immunization.
There are two exceptions to these laws:
- For medical reasons.
- For religious reasons.
However, these will not be accepted as valid unless accompanied by:
- Official Medical Statement with reasons for Medical exception with doctor's signature.
- Parental/guardian statement that immunization conflicts with sincere religious beliefs.
Children will not be allowed to attend school without immunization documentation.
- If your child has had any vision or hearing testing done either at his/her regular doctor or a specialist, please include those results with his/her physical forms.
- If your child has Asthma or a Severe Life-Threatening Allergy requiring an Epi-pen; please see the School Nurse for additional forms.
- If your child will require any medications to be given and/or kept at school, please see the School Nurse for additional forms.
Screening
Additional information will be provided at a later date and sent to the email address provided at registration.
Questions
For questions or concerns, please contact Cedar Elementary School:
Cedar Elementary School
265 Cedar Street
Hanover, MA 02339
781-878-7228