Enrollment

To be eligible for the Bright Beginnings Preschool program

• The child must live within the WJCC school division boundaries.
• The child must be 3 or 4 years old by September 30th of the current school year
• The child’s family must meet Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) or WJCC School’s Preschool requirements for eligibility; (See eligibility criteria below)

VPI Eligibility Criteria

• Family income is at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines
  (Families with income above 200% of the poverty guidelines may qualify under local eligibility criteria and are encouraged to apply)
• Homelessness  – Staying in a shelter (family, domestic violence or youth shelter), Living in Transitional Housing (case management, subsidy or time limited), Sharing the housing of others (due to a loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason), Living in a car, park, campground, abandoned building, or other inadequate accommodations or a youth living alone without a parent or legal guardian (unaccompanied youth).
• Parent/guardian is a high school dropout
• Children with disabilities or delays eligible for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, regardless of household income.

Additional WJCC Preschool Local Criteria

• Single-parent home
• Child is in Foster Care
• Child is an English Language Learner (ELL)
• Parent/guardian is incarcerated
• Parent/guardian is on military deployment
• Child is being raised by someone other than a parent
• Family has current CPS involvement

More information about the Virginia Preschool Initiative