Pre-Kindergarten Program

2026-27 FCS Pre-Kindergarten Lottery Information

Students who would like a seat in the FCS Pre-K classroom for the 2026-2027 school year must participate in the FCS lottery.
The application for the 2026-2027 Pre-Kindergarten Lottery opens January 12 and closes March 3, 2026.
Schools will use the data provided to host individual school lotteries March 23 – 25, 2026, with notification from schools to parents by the end of the day on March 27, 2026.
Families with children who are eligible for the FCS Pre-K program (children who will be 4 years old at 11:59 pm on 9/1/2026 AND ALSO reside within the FCS Attendance Zone).
Download the 2026-27 Registration Guidelines
NOTE: The FCS Pre-K program is funded through DECAL Bright from the Start. Lottery funding is never guaranteed, and classes are pending until state funding is awarded.

FCS Pre-K Program Information

Fulton County Schools implements the state-funded Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program. We are proud to offer 94 lottery-funded Georgia Pre-Kindergarten classrooms in 50 elementary schools throughout the district.

Fulton County’s Pre-Kindergarten program helps children become independent, self-confident, enthusiastic learners. Participation in the program encourages children to develop good habits and daily routines. Research shows that children benefit when instruction is child centered. Child centered instruction allows teachers to facilitate learning in an environment that fosters children’s initiative, exploration, and collaborative interaction with other children and adults.

Through Fulton's Prekindergarten Program, each child will:

Develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Develop mathematics skills by recognizing and using numerical concepts, understanding patterns and relationships, and problem-solving.
Develop science skills by exploring, manipulating, and experimenting with objects in the physical environment.
Develop the ability to move in ways that demonstrate control, balance and coordination.
Develop the ability to participate and function in a social environment.