Niagara Wheatfield Central School District

PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

Pre-Kindergarten General Information

The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District has 141 slots available in our Pre-K Program. Applications are taken in February/March for the following school year. If there are more applications than slots available, a lottery is held. If the slots are not filled at the time of the lottery, then applications subsequently submitted after the deadline are accepted on a first-come first-serve basis until the slots are filled.

Niagara Wheatfield School District Pre-Kindergarten Program is located at Bunny Bunch Daycare at two of their locations: 2578 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY 14304 and 7181 Ward Rd North Tonawanda, NY 14120.

Pre-Kindergarten students attend a full day of school: Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
There is no charge to enroll your child in this program.
Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the site.
Options are available for before and after school care from Bunny Bunch for a fee.
Applications and registration packets are available on the District Website and in the main offices of all Niagara Wheatfield School Buildings during the registration period.
Completed Pre-Kindergarten applications and registration packets should be forwarded to: Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Office, PO Box 309, Sanborn, NY 14132 or brought directly to the District Office at 5700 West Street.
Please be aware that the formal registration form requires proof of residency and documentation of physicals, immunizations, and dental visits within the last year.
If you have questions regarding the application/registration process, please call Renee Torcasio, Registrar for Pre-K at 215-3000.

Registration Materials

Pre-K Registration Packet 2024-2025

Pre-K Registration Packet 2025-2026

Annual Parent Survey

Each year, current pre-K families are asked to complete a survey based on your experience with the NW Pre-K Program. We will use your feedback for planning purposes for next year. Please click on the document below to access the survey. Thank you.

NW Pre-K Parent Survey 2024-25

Additional Resources

YWCA of the Niagara Frontier School Age Child Care Program
Go to our website to register online: www.ywcaniagarafrontier.org Our Business Office is located at: YWCA of the Niagara Frontier 32 Cottage Street Lockport NY 14094 Hours: 8:30am to 4:30 pm
FinalForms Registration
Learn how to register for a FinalForms account.
Parent Portal Registration Instructions
Learn how to register for Parent Portal. The Parent Portal User guide explains how to access your child's schedule, attendance records and report cards.
ParentSquare Registration
Our district uses ParentSquare for school communication via email, text, and app notifications. Accounts are automatically created using parents’ preferred contact info from our Student Information System. We encourage parents to log in, download the app, and customize their notification preferences.
Student Publicity Opt-Out Form
If you wish to have your child’s name, photograph/video and/or their art/classroom withheld from the newspaper, television, district newsletter or website, please print out, sign, and send this form in to your child’s school.
Internet Safety for Parents
According to the Children's Internet Protection Act, all school districts are required to address Internet Safety instruction within our student's curriculum instruction. Our district would like to extend this awareness of Internet Safety by also addressing the more global issues of Digital Citizenship and parent involvement in our students' digital lives.
NYSED Parent Dashboard
"The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is committed to making data available and easy to use. This site provides a first step so families can be better informed as they work to advance student achievement."
NYSED: Testing Transparency Report
The following memorandum from NYSED to NWCSD dated June 15, 2014 concerns "Assessment Administration in Conjunction with Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPRs)".