Preschool

Care to Learn Preschool

For information about our Care to Learn Preschool program, fee schedules, our Parent Handbook and more, check out our Preschool page!

Preschool or Kindergarten?

Not sure if you should register your child for preschool or if they are eligible to attend Kindergarten?

The age of entry for Kindergarten is 5 years of age by December 31 of the school year you are enrolling in. So to start Kindergarten in September 2022, students will need to be turning 5 years of age by December 31, 2022.

Want to confirm when your child is eligible to start Kindergarten? Enter your child's date of birth in our Kindergarten eligibility calculator below:

2022-2023 Preschool Registration

Parents of our existing Care to Learn Preschool students will receive an email with information about pre-registration. A form will be assigned to them in School Engage for them to complete. Please follow the instructions for Existing Preschool Students below.

Registration for new students for the 2022-2023 school year will open on April 1, 2022. Please follow the instructions for New Preschool Students below.

Existing Preschool Students

Parents who currently have a child enrolled in our preschool program can register their child for 2022-2023 through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

You will need to use a computer (desktop or laptop) to log in to the Parent Portal and access the registration form in School Engage. You will not be able to access the form using the Parent Portal app.

If you do not already have a Parent Portal account set up, please contact your child's school and they will assist you.

If you have a PowerSchool Parent Portal account, please log in and do the following:

Click on School Engage in the lower left-hand corner.
Click on Students and choose the child you wish to register.
Select the 2022-2023 Preschool and Kindergarten Re-Enrollment Form on the right-hand side. Many of the fields on the form will be pre-filled with information you have already provided to us. Please update any information that may have changed and choose your options for next year.
Submit the form.

Detailed instruction are included in our Parent Registration User Guide for Existing Parents.

For tips on completing your registration form, please see the Tips for Completing Your Student Registration page.

Once you have submitted your form, it may take up to five working days (Monday-Friday, excluding statutory holidays) for us to review your form and availability in the class you have selected. You may receive a call from our division coordinator during that time to confirm details.

Please note that if you register after June 21, your registration may not be processed until schools re-open in August.

Once your registration has been approved, you will receive instructions on how to pay your deposit through School Cash Online.

Your space in the preschool program will be held for two weeks from the date your enrolment is confirmed. If you have not made payment by that time, your space may be assigned to someone else.

If you are experiencing difficulty paying the fee on time or need assistance with applying for the Provincial Government's Child Care Subsidy, please contact our Division Coordinator, Glenda Bouvier, at 780-623-4414.

New Preschool Students

If you are new to Northern Lights (no other children currently enrolled in our schools), please register using School Engage.
- We recommend using a computer (desktop or laptop) to complete forms in School Engage. Forms can also be completed on a tablet, but are not mobile friendly and we do not recommend using a smartphone to complete forms.
- Detailed instructions for registering through School Engage are included in our School Engage Parent Registration User Guide.
If you already have other children enrolled in a Northern Lights school, you can register your preschool student by logging into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account and clicking on School Engage in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
- Detailed instructions are included in our Parent Registration Guide for Existing Parents.
- You will need to access the Parent Portal using a computer (desktop or laptop) in order to access registration forms. You will not be able to access the forms using the Parent Portal app.

Once you have accessed School Engage, please select the 2022-2023 Preschool Registration Form, fill everything out and submit the form. You will need to provide citizenship documentation as part of the process (birth certificate, passport, citizenship documents), so please have that available to upload. If you require assistance with filling out the form, please contact your school.

For tips on completing your registration form, please see the Tips for Completing Your Student Registration page.

Once you have submitted your form, it may take up to five working days (Monday-Friday, excluding statutory holidays) for us to review your form and availability in the class you have selected. You may receive a call from our division coordinator during that time to confirm details.

Please note that if you register after June 21, your registration may not be processed until schools re-open in August.

Once your enrolment has been confirmed, you will be sent instructions on how to pay your deposit through School Cash Online. If you need assistance in setting up or using School Cash Online, please contact your school.

Your space in the preschool program will be held for two weeks from the date your enrolment is confirmed. If you have not made payment by that time, your space may be assigned to someone else.

If you are experiencing difficulty paying the fee on time or need assistance with applying for the Provincial Government's Child Care Subsidy, please contact our Division Coordinator, Glenda Bouvier, at 780-623-4414.