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Kindergarten Registration Begins In Cheshire: Here’s What To Know

Cheshire Public Schools will hold an in-person kindergarten registration event for the 2026-2027 school year.

CHESHIRE, CT — Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is underway in Cheshire.

Parents can register their students online, or at an in-person registration event on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the town’s elementary schools.

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To be eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2026-2027 school year, your child must be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2026 (born on or before Sept. 1, 2021). The school your child will attend for kindergarten is based on your street address.

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If you are unsure which school your child will attend, enter your street address in this interactive map here to find your elementary school district.

Parents may register their kindergarten students online or in person at their home school on Feb. 4, between 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Students in the Barnum district, if registering in person, should go to Chapman School.

Chapman School

38 Country Club Rd.

203-272-3591

Diana Burns, Principal

Diane Angelillo, Secretary

dangelillo@cheshire.k12.ct.us


Doolittle School

735 Cornwall Ave.

203-272-3549

Kristin Lopa, Principal

Sandra Valenti, Secretary

svalenti@cheshire.k12.ct.us


Highland School

490 Highland Ave.

203-272-0335

Scott Jeffrey, Principal

Shelly Kelly, Secretary

rkelly@cheshire.k12.ct.us


Norton School

414 N. Brooksvale Rd.

203-272-7283

Jodie Roden, Principal

Michelle Leavitt, Secretary

mleavitt1@cheshire.k12.ct.us


In late May, you will receive a welcome letter from the principal of the school your kindergarten child will attend.

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