RI Pre-K
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RI Pre-K 2026-2027 Lottery Application
RI Pre-K is accepting applications from families with children who turn four on or before September 1, 2026 and live in one of the eligible communities listed below.
For more information on the RI Pre-K Programs please visit the RI Pre-K page on the RIDE website.
The eligible communities for CHILD, Inc. include:
• Coventry
• Warwick
• West Warwick*
* West Warwick residents should select our Centerville Road location in Warwick.
Application Information
The lottery is available online and through paper application, also provided in Spanish. Once applications are open for next year, we will post.
All lottery applications must be entered into the online lottery system to be eligible for lottery selection. To have your paper application entered into the online lottery system please bring your application to a participating RI Pre-K program.
An active email address is needed to be included in the RI Pre-K lottery, to receive a lottery email confirmation and notification of lottery selection.
Once the application information is uploaded into the online system, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address listed on the application. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please follow up with the program.
