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Things to Know About Preschool 4 Janesville (P4J)

Our Mission is to partner with families and the community ensuring quality learning and social foundations for all four-year old children

The School District of Janesville is excited to offer a 4-year-old kindergarten program for all children who are 4 years old on or before September 1st of that enrollment year. This 4-year-old kindergarten program is called Preschool 4 Janesville (P4J).

• The School District of Janesville partners with 12 different community early learning and care locations within Janesville. Preschool 4 Janesville is funded through the Department of Public Instruction and the School District of Janesville. There are also P4J classrooms at 7 elementary schools in the district. 
• Participating families do not pay tuition to participate in the P4J program. Community collaboration has been an integral component of this exciting early learning initiative.
• Preschool 4 Janesville classrooms will offer a developmentally appropriate 4K experience.
• Each classroom is taught by a DPI licensed teacher.
• A minimum of 437 hours of 4K instruction will be offered by each partnering community program.
• The School District of Janesville and the collaborating P4J sites offer a minimum of 87.5 hours of family engagement programming.

Parents are their child’s first and most important teacher. The opportunity to participate in Preschool 4 Janesville is voluntary for all families. Each program location has unique differences and offers a variety of programming options. Parents that are interested in enrolling their child in the P4J program are encouraged to visit the site in which they might be interested to have an opportunity to learn more information about each program location.

For more information on enrollment, please visit our Enrollment page. If you have further questions about P4J, please contact: