NEWS RELEASE
YORK CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
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Starting kindergarten is an exciting time in a young child’s life, filled with new experiences and opportunities to learn and grow.
The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is excited to join children on this journey of learning beginning with kindergarten and wants to inform parents/guardians that kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year is now open.
The YCDSB’s full-day kindergarten program teaches children through inquiry and play-based learning methods. Teachers and early childhood educators work together in kindergarten classrooms to support the unique needs of each child.
Children explore their world through play and real-life experiences. In the YCDSB’s kindergarten program, students actively engage in problem solving and inquiry in an atmosphere that fosters fun and co-operation. The kindergarten program helps children develop a solid foundation for their future learning by enhancing their spiritual, social, emotional, cognitive, language and academic skills in a faith-filled, safe, caring, nurturing and fun environment.
Parents/guardians wishing to learn more about kindergarten can visit the YCDSB’s newly revamped kindergarten page (www.ycdsb.ca/programs-services/kindergarten), which contains many helpful resources. Those wishing to register their child for kindergarten can visit www.ycdsb.ca/admissions and will need to upload the supporting documents listed on that site.
Parents/guardians can find their local kindergarten program by using the YCDSB’s online school locator at locator.ycdsb.ca, or by calling the admissions department at 905-713-2711 or 416-221-5050, ext. 12434.
Children must be four years old by Dec. 31, 2025 and born in 2021 to register in junior kindergarten, or five years old by Dec. 31, 2025 and born in 2020 to register in senior kindergarten. Parents of students currently attending junior kindergarten at a YCDSB school do not need to re-register for senior kindergarten.
The YCDSB’s student services department will host a virtual information session for parents of children with exceptional needs who will begin kindergarten in September. The information session will review the various special education programs and services that the YCDSB offers. The information session will take place on Jan. 30, 2025, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Parents and/or guardians must register to attend by Jan. 28, 2025. Details are available at bit.ly/3PpTpy9.
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