Preschool

CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT DATES & DETAILS FOR MULTI-AGE 3-5 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR (2.5 class registration will be held in March – see details below)

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The Heights Community Preschool has two locations:

  • Heights Learning Center, 4600 NE Garfield Street, Camas
  • Papermaker Branch, 26900 SE 15th St, Camas

The majority of our classrooms are located at the Heights Learning Center. We have one classroom at our Papermaker Branch, located at Camas High School. The Papermaker Branch has a unique partnership with the high school Child Development students. Please visit the Papermaker tab on our preschool website https://sites.google.com/camas.wednet.edu/camascommunitypreschool/papermaker-preschool-branch for more information.

When you register, you will be able to indicate your preference for the AM or PM session, and whether your child needs childcare before and/or after class. We do our best to accommodate requests, but there are no guarantees. Here are class times for each location. In order to balance classrooms, we do not take teacher requests.

You will be notified of your child’s teacher, which session they are in, and which location (HLC or Papermaker) no later than Wednesday, April 23. For specific details about the preschool experience, please click on this link: Preschool Website Link

INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

10:00 a.m. / ZOOM: Led by administrators of our program, get all your questions answered during this live informational webinar. A link will be posted HERE to join.

6:00 p.m. / IN PERSON: This presentation will be led by administrators of our program at the Heights Learning Center in the gym, 4600 NE Garfield Street, Camas. Please come to the main parking lot (please do not drive to the back of the building). A tour of the classrooms will also be given.

EXISTING FAMILIES

You are considered an existing family if you have a child currently (24-25 school year) attending one of our preschool programs. You have the opportunity to register before new families (siblings included).

Registration dates for existing families:

  • Will open Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
  • Will close Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at noon.

Existing families were emailed a registration link in January. If you need the link re-sent, please email Snell@Camas.Wednet.Edu

Families will be notified of class placement by April 23, 2025.

NEW FAMILIES / TWO STEP PROCESS

Step 1: Fill out a form (link below) to get a registration number (2/10 – 2/17). The link will go live at 9:00 AM on 2/10. You will have until 2/17 at noon to fill out the form.

Step 2: In-person registration will be held February 26, 2025. See below for details.

How/when to get a registration number (Step 1 of 2)

  • To receive a registration number, click HERE
  • This form will start working at 9:00 AM on 2/10 and will stop working at noon on 2/17.

To be equitable, we randomize the forms for number assignments. New families will be emailed their registration number and details for where and when to attend registration no later than Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

In-person registration for new families (Step 2 of 2)

In person registration will be on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at the Heights Learning Center at 4600 NE Garfield, Camas, WA. Please come to the main parking lot – look for the flagpoles – (do not drive to the back of the building).

Getting a higher number may feel discouraging; please understand that registration is for many classroom sessions. Once all classes are full, we will start a waitlist. Our experience has been that if you attend the in-person registration and are waitlisted, you usually get a spot.

 

DATES & DETAILS FOR MULTI-AGE 2.5 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR

EXISTING FAMILIES

You are considered an existing family if you have a child currently (24-25 school year) attending one of our preschool programs. You have the opportunity to register before new families (siblings included).

Registration dates for existing families for the 2.5 Class: Will open Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

Here is the registration form that will not work until 3/5/25 at 9:00 AM. You will be able to register as an existing family thru 3/11/25 at noon. Registration will open up to new families starting 3/12/25 at 9:00 AM.

Existing families will also be emailed a registration link in February.

NEW FAMILIES

Registration dates for new families for the 2.5 Class: Will open Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

Here is the registration link that will not work until 3/12/25 at 9:00 AM. Since we will not have in-person registration for this class, we will take the registrations as they come. Once the class fills up, a new link will be added to be put on the waitlist. There will be no in-person registration for the 2.5 class.

For more information contact Brenda Snell at brenda.snell@camas.wednet.edu or 360-833-5547.

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