Capistrano Unified School District - How Do I Enroll My Child?

How Do I Enroll My Child?

How Do I Enroll My Child?

Enrollment for the 2022-23 School Year

Our Early Childhood Programs office begins open enrollment for our tuition-based preschool program in January of the prior school year. However, we enroll students throughout the school year until spring, as space allows! We close enrollment for the school year on March 31, 2022.

Interested in knowing our program availability and/or beginning the enrollment process? Please complete the Tuition-Based Preschool Interest List below to get started! Or, you may contact the Early Childhood Programs office at (949) 234-5341 for more information.

2022-23 Tuition-Based Preschool - Interest List

Enrollment for the 2023-24 School Year

*Enrollment for our Tuition-Based Preschool opens on Monday, January 30th, at 8:00am*

Registration and Enrollment Process:

The following steps outline the registration process:

Step 1: Enroll your child in AIR by completing an Online New Student Enrollment

*If your child was enrolled in preschool during the 2022-23 school year and is returning for the 2023-24 school year, then you may skip to Step 2. Please have your child’s Student ID Number ready! Unsure of what your child’s Student ID is? Please ask your teacher or contact our ECP office!*

Be sure to select Preschool Program (Registration) as the grade level or program for your child. If the incorrect option is selected, our office will not be able to assign a 7-digit Student ID for your child.

Once you enroll your child in AIR, you will receive an email within 24 hours with your child’s new Student ID Number.

Step 2: Using your child’s Student ID Number, submit an Online Preschool Application at: https://webapps.capousd.org/preschoolapplication/

Step 3: Once your application is received, you will receive an email confirming that we received your application. Our Early Childhood Programs (ECP) office team will review applications.

- If the requested preschool program is available, your child will be tentatively placed into the class, and you will be notified by email. This email will include an acceptance letter with additional directions to finalize the enrollment process.
If your first-choice requested preschool program is not available, but your second-choice is, your child will be tentatively placed into the class and you will be notified by email. This email will include an acceptance letter with additional directions to finalize the enrollment process.
If neither of the requested programs are available, you will receive an email letting you know that your requested programming is unavailable. This email will contain information for the next steps.

Step 4: Families will finalize preschool enrollment and registration by submitting all of the required documents and payment within 30 days of receiving the acceptance letter.

Enrollment Priorities

Priority is given to returning families for the first two weeks of open enrollment. The priority enrollment window for our returning families will take place from Monday, January 30th to Friday, February 10th.
New families may apply during this window, but placements will be given to returning families first during this time. Applications received from new families will be reviewed beginning on February 13th, in the order in which they were received.
Applications received after Monday, February 13th will be reviewed in order, and placements will be made on a first-come, first-served basis for all families.
Please note that every attempt is made to honor first-choice or second-choice requests, but placements are contingent on program availability.