UPK & Kindergarten Registration

• To be eligible to attend Kindergarten in September 2026, a child must be five years old on or before December 1, 2026.

• To be eligible to attend UPK in September 2026, a child must be four years old on or before December 1, 2026.

All families who live within the Wilson Central School District boundaries with a child who turns five on or before December 1, 2026 are eligible to register their child for Kindergarten.

To ensure a time slot for our Kindergarten screening in May, we ask that registration packets be submitted on or before Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Information regarding Kindergarten screening will be communicated to registered families after April 9th.

To complete registration, please download, print, complete, and turn in the form below to Wilson Elementary School Mondays-Fridays from 9:15am - 2:00pm. If you are unable to print the document, you may pick a packet up at Wilson Elementary School, or call the main office at 716 - 751 - 9341 X 133 to arrange having it mailed to your address.

Your child must reside within the Wilson CSD boundaries and must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2026 to be eligible for the 2026-2027 school year. A child who is eligible to attend kindergarten is not eligible for the UPK program. Your child is only eligible to attend UPK the year they turn four prior to December 1st.

The district offers full-day UPK classes at Wilson Elementary School and at Learn & Play UPK at Jill's Play Yard in Ransomville, NY. Each class will have up to 18 students.

The district does not have a first-come, first-serve list and application and registration are accepted on a rolling basis. Your application and registration to the UPK 2026-27 program does not signify your child’s acceptance into the program. We use a lottery process to determine acceptance to a UPK location or wait list. All applications that have been completed (with all supporting documents) by the registration deadline will be included in the lottery.

The district uses a lottery procedure, in which names are drawn randomly, to determine acceptance to a UPK location or the wait list. The lottery will be held on a scheduled date after the registration deadline. Parents will be notified of the lottery results (UPK location or waitlist) by mail after the drawing, on or around May 1, 2026. We cannot provide lottery results by phone, fax or in person. Classroom assignments are mailed to families in August.

To ensure your child's spot in the UPK lottery, please download, print, complete, and turn in the form below to Wilson Elementary School Mondays - Fridays from 9:15am - 2:00pm. If you are unable to print the document, you may pick a packet up at Wilson Elementary School, or call the main office at 716 - 751 - 9341 X 117 to arrange having it mailed to your address.

This packet is due on Thursday, April 9, 2026 to reserve a spot in the lottery!

• March 9th - April 9th: Registration and application window to be included in the lottery.
• April 9, 2026: Deadline for all registration and supporting documents to be submitted. Applications submitted after April 9th will be placed on the wait list.
• April 2026: UPK Lottery
• May 1, 2026: Families will receive written notification of location assignment or wait list.