4K Programs
4K Applications Accepted December 2, 2024-January 31, 2025
Four-year-old kindergarten is a child’s first experience in school and provides opportunities for children to learn foundational skills necessary to be successful in kindergarten. Through intentional play-based opportunities and age-appropriate literacy and math instruction, students learn important skills with a certified teacher and assistant in each classroom.
A limited number of spaces are available at specific locations. Four-year kindergarten classrooms are offered at various elementary schools and six child development centers across Greenville County.
Current list of 4K Program locations
Children selected for 4K programs must demonstrate academic/developmental needs and/or risk factors such as low family income and low parent education level. Your child must turn four years old on or before September 1, 2025 to be considered for the 2025-26 school year and must have applied through Parent Backpack on the GCS website.
Please note: completing the application does not guarantee enrollment in Greenville County Schools 4K program. Parents will be notified of application status by March 1, 2025.
For more information, please email 4K@greenville.k12.sc.us or call 864-452-0437.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are two ways parents can complete the application for their child.
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They can visit the Parent section of this website and set up a Backpack account. Once it’s set up, open the Backpack account, look for “Enroll A Student,” and follow the instructions.
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For families that do not have internet access, the application can be completed at each school. Parents are urged to bring all the required documents when they visit the school. Children do not have to live in the school attendance area to apply at that location.
Placement notifications will be sent via email on March 1, 2025 regarding your child's status. To check your child's application status, please log in to GCS Parent Backpack. Here you will be able to see your child’s information and current status.
Applications received after January 31, 2025 will be automatically placed on our waiting list. If we are able to offer placement, we will contact you via email.
Children enrolled in 4K will attend 7:45-2:15 each day.
The following documents are required for online or face-to-face applications:
- Photo ID from any state or country
- Two current “proof of residency” documents (all must contain property address). These can be a combination of:
- Current bills – i.e. electric, gas, water, cable
- Current mortgage statement or current signed lease agreement with landlord’s name and phone number
- Child’s Birth Certificate
- Signed Certificate of Immunization, Conditional Certificate of Immunization, or Religious Exemption Certificate (Religious Exemption Certificate provided by Health Department)
If your child is assigned to 4K at your assigned (home-based) elementary school, yes they will be provided bus transportation. Find your home-based school here.
Additionally some students may be eligible for bus transportation to/from the child development centers in Greenville County Schools, as indicated on the chart below, based on your assigned home-based school.
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Dunbar Child Development Center |
Northwest Crescent Child Development Center |
Greenview Child Development Center |
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Golden Strip Child Development Center |
The Riley Center at Ellen Woodside Elementary |
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While placement at any location is not guaranteed for 4K, parents may request that their children attend another school through the 4K application in Parent Backpack. Please note that any assignments for 4K are for the 4K school year only. Kindergarten-12 parents may request that their children attend another school through Change in Assignment Choice (CIA) and/or applying to the school system’s Magnet Academies.
To check your child's application status, please log in to GCS Parent Backpack. Here you will be able to see your child’s information and current status.
If you have successfully submitted your application the status will show “Pending” or “In Review”.
If your application status is “Draft” please review the application and then complete by selecting submit. Please note that we are unable to view your application if it is in “Draft” status.
Please only submit one application per child. All Greenville County School 4K locations will be considered including your home-based school and parent requests made via Parent Backpack.
programas 4K
Solicitudes 4K aceptadas del 2 de diciembre de 2024-31 de enero de 2025
El programa GCS 4K brinda instrucción rigurosa y de alta calidad en lectura temprana, matemáticas tempranas y habilidades socioemocionales utilizando los Estándares de aprendizaje temprano de SC. Los estudiantes asisten de 7:45 a 2:15 todos los días. El programa virtual de GCS no está disponible para estudiantes de 4K. Los padres tendrán la oportunidad de solicitar una ubicación de salón de clases 4K en la solicitud.
Hay dos formas en que los padres pueden completar la solicitud para su hijo. Pueden visitar la sección para padres de este sitio web y configurar una cuenta Backpack. Una vez que esté configurado, abra la cuenta de Backpack, busque "Inscribir a un estudiante" y siga las instrucciones.
Para las familias que no tienen acceso a Internet, la solicitud se puede completar en cada escuela. Se le urge a los padres a traer todos los documentos requeridos cuando visiten la escuela. Los niños no tienen que vivir en el área de asistencia de la escuela para aplicar en ese lugar.
Los siguientes documentos son necesarios para el registro en línea o presencial:
- Identificación con foto de cualquier estado o país
- Dos documentos actuales de “prueba de residencia” (todos deben contener la dirección de la propiedad). Estos pueden ser una combinación de:
- Facturas actuales, es decir, electricidad, gas, agua, cable
- Estado de cuenta actual de la hipoteca o contrato de arrendamiento firmado actual con el nombre y número de teléfono del arrendador
- Acta de nacimiento del niño
- Certificado de Inmunización firmado, Certificado de Inmunización Condicional o Certificado de Exención Religiosa (Certificado de Exención Religiosa provisto por el Departamento de Salud)
Tenga en cuenta: completar la solicitud no garantiza la inscripción en el programa 4K de las Escuelas del Condado de Greenville. Los padres serán notificados del estado de la solicitud antes del 1 de marzo de 2025.
Para obtener más información, envíe un correo electrónico a 4K@greenville.k12.sc.us.