Kindergarten

2012-13 Kindergarten Information

More information coming soon...stay tuned.

Registration Begins March 1. Children must be five before Sept. 1 to begin kindergarten. Children attend their neighborhood school. View school attendance maps. There are 14 elementary schools in Bellingham, serving kindergarten through grade five. Birchwood Elementary School is temporarily closed for a remodel.

Kindergarten registration is ongoing, but families are encouraged to register in early spring.  Please contact your neighborhood school to register.

Click here for required immunizations for kindergarten entry and Immunization Clinic Resources.

Why Full-Time Kindergarten and Why Now?

Please click here to watch a 4-minute video of some of our kindergarten teachers sharing their thoughts about full-time kindergarten, one of the initiatives in Superintendent Dr. Baker's Entry Plan Report to the Community.