Countdown to Kindergarten

01/06/2026

BPS families!!!!

Attendance Matters Workshop Today! Boston Public Schools

Who: All BPS Families

When: Tuesday, January 6, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Zoom - Registration Link

01/06/2026

BPS registration is open for SY 26/27!!!

Start of Round One Priority Registration Period

Who: All students entering K0, K1, K2, and Grades 6, 7, and 9

When: Monday, January 5

12/02/2025

BPS Welcome Centers offer a variety of in-person and virtual information sessions to learn more about the registration process. You don't need to register to attend. Each session lasts approximately one hour.

Virtual Sessions

Tuesday, December 2 - 5:30-6:30 PM
https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/86047514960

Thursday, December 11 - 5:30-6:30 PM
https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/87625720565

For in-person sessions, you can visit our Boston Public Schools website for dates and locations.

This year, families can complete registration online without having to visit a Welcome Center. Join us to learn how.

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11/06/2025

BPS/Countdown to Kindergarten Playgroups are open for registration!
Scan the QR code to fill out an interest form to get details on schedules and locations.

Use this link to get the flyer in additional languages, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RBSjxgLWyPGG5JoG9O3WgCO6kwFWHjn4?usp=sharing

11/06/2025

Boston Public Health Commission is hosting Vaccine clinics in Jamaica Plain today.

10/30/2025

Boston Reads Day! TeeAra Dias & Kristin McSwain, Mayors office and BPS Department of Early Childhood working collaboratively for the children of Boston.
Thank you to the 500 volunteer readers who came out yesterday to support our literacy campaign. Together we will work to cultivate life long readers.

08/29/2025

Another celebration in the books. Thank you to everyone who helped us make this day extra special for our Kindergartners.

08/25/2025

The Annual Citywide Kindergarten Celebration is happening tomorrow August 26th!!!!!

All new incoming 3, 4 and 5 year olds, entering Boston Pre-K (community based programs and BBoston Public Schools are invited to attend. Come and enjoy, the musuem exihibits, costume characters, explore a school bus, receive a Cradles to Crayons Massachusettsback pack with supplies, light snacks available, meet the Superintendent of BPS, speak with BPS departments and so much more. Every child is enouraged to wear their I'm going to Kindergarten yellow t-shirt.

When: August 26th from 4:30 to 7:30.
Location: BBoston Children's MuseumTime: 4:30-7:30
Who can you bring? The entire family!!
Cost: FREE

Free parking for families at the Stillings street garage ONLY!

Check out our website (www.countdowntokindergarten.org) for school bus pick up locations in a few neighborhoods throughout Boston. School bus transportation serves the first 50 people that arrive.

MBTA:
Red Line to South Station and walk over to the BBoston Children's MuseumSilverline Bus (SL4) goes from Nubian square to the last stop which is South Station then walk over to the museum.

08/18/2025

All BPS/Boston Pre-K incoming K0, K1 and K2 student and families, please join us at a neighborhood k-day party at a Boston Public Library branch near you. Check out the video below for a location this week.

08/14/2025

All newly entering Boston Pre-K 3, 4 and 5yr olds, are invited to come and celebrate with us at a local library branch this week. K-days are happening at a Boston Public Library near you. Copy the link below into your browser and watch the video of this week's scheduled locations.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/197upuQVUcJW_g4MHG2kMXD5lPaqe_0Tl/view?usp=sharing

08/12/2025

Check out Kdays at the Boston Public Library for all incoming Kindergarten students!

07/21/2025

Congratulations to our BPS/EMK students!