Welcome to Scottsdale Unified School District's office of Early Learning & Community Education

Families – Check out this incredible TED talk about the importance of supporting our children, especially in the first five years of life - How Every Child Can Thrive by 5

Welcome to SUSD Early Learning - Serving students in Toddlers, Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten

Early Learning for the 2024-2025 School Year

As we prepare for Early Learning registration and enrollment for the '24-'25 school year which begins in January 2024, we have scheduled site visits for prospective families to see our amazing classrooms. 

Early Learning Enrollment for the current, '23-'24 School Year

• For the '23-'24 School Year - please click here to see which schools have availability. Enrollment is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. These enrollment numbers are updated each Monday. Please call our office 480-484-7900 to verify availability. 
• Enrollment must be finalized in our office. 
• We accept walk-in enrollment Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (we are closed from 12 -12:30 p.m.).

Program age requirements:

• Toddler Program - Children must be 2 years old by Aug. 31.
  (This program is exclusively at Laguna Elementary)
• Preschool - Children must be 3 by Aug 31. 
• Pre-Kindergarten - Children must be 4 by Aug. 31. 

Please email earlylearning@susd.org if you have any questions.

To finalize enrollment in our office, please see below for the documents and fees that are required at the time of enrollment.

To finalize enrollment, families need to come to our office at 7501 E. Oak St. Scottsdale, 85257.  We accept enrollments Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. We are closed each day from 12 - 12:30 p.m.

Please read this information very carefully. If you have any questions, please email earlylearning@susd.org, or call 480-484-7900.

STEP 1: Complete the online application for the 2023-24 school year at Synergy Online Enrollment Form. You will select “SUSD Preschool” under School Selection. You do NOT select a school. Your child will be assigned to the school when you finalize enrollment. Please make sure to submit the application or else we won’t be able to see it on our end. Be sure to select the '23-'24 school year.

YOUR ENROLLMENT IS NOT FINALIZED UNTIL ALL DOCUMENTS AND FEES ARE BROUGHT TO OUR OFFICE!

STEP 2: Gather all of the required documents below and bring them to our office at 7501 E. Oak St., Scottsdale 85257.  THESE ARE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Your child’s original, certified birth certificate or a passport, along with an affidavit explaining any inability to provide a copy of the birth certificate. (A.R.S. §15-828)

• Current immunization records

• Proof of residency (i.e., rental agreement, escrow papers or utility bill from the last 30 days). Proof of residency must be in the name of the student’s legal parent or guardian.

• Parent/guardian photo identification (driver's license, passport, ID card).  

•  Completed ADHS form, which can be found here - https://www.susd.org/cms/lib/AZ50000436/Centricity/Domain/354/DHS_emergency-info-immunization-card.pdf. (Please print, complete, and bring to the office when you finalize enrollment) 

• Guardianship/Custody documentation (if applicable)

FOR TUITION-BASED PROGRAMS - Please bring cash, check, or money order. $75 PLUS the entire amount of Block 1 tuition.

Payment:

• Tuition for Preschool & Pre-K is $730/ block (a block is 18 school days - essentially a month)
• Tuition for the Toddler class is $1,000/block

FOR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS -  Please bring cash, check, or money order in the amount of $75.
(There is no monthly tuition at Hohokam, Navajo, Pima, Tavan or Yavapai for families who live in the boundary of one of these elementary schools.)

*Kiva, Redfield and Tavan offer gifted cluster Pre-K classes. The program offers the best of both worlds - a developmental learning environment with typical peers and small group interactions with like-minded peers.

For additional information on our Pre-K cluster gifted programs, please click here.