Preliminary Enrollment for Preschool, AK and Kindergarten is Now Open!
Preliminary Registration for 4 year old Preschool, Kindergarten and AK for the 2025-2026 school year is now open!
If you are interested in enrolling your 4 year old into our Preschool Program, please fill out the application below. Your child must be 4 on or before September 15, 2025 in order to qualify for the 4 year old program.
If you will have a student who will be 5 years old by September 15, 2025 and would like to enroll them in Kindergarten or AK for the 2025-2026 school year, complete the link below.
Preliminary Enrollment Kindergarten/AK 2025-2026
Prairie Hawks Preschool
Preschool programs are located within College Community Schools’ ECC, Prairie Hill, Prairie Heights, Prairie Crest, Prairie View, and Prairie Ridge. Half day programming is available Tuesday – Friday.
To accommodate family needs, wrap-around care is available for a fee from 6:30am – 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. Your child will attend preschool and wrap-around care in the same school.
If you have questions about Prairie Hawks Preschool or wrap-around care, please contact the ECC Office at (319) 848-5296.
Prairie Hawk Preschool Pre-Application
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is available at all schools. The district office determines building placements for all incoming kindergarten students. College Community’s central campus allows us to balance both the student demographics and resources to the benefit of all children.
If you have any questions about kindergarten, please contact the District Enrollment Specialist at (319) 848.5202.
Preliminary Kindergarten Registration
Alternative Kindergarten (AK)
The College Community School District offers the program Alternative Kindergarten for students whose parents feel they are not ready for the full day kindergarten program and wish to retain them for a year before entering Kindergarten.
Due to a limited number of openings, not all AK requests will be granted. Students work on a variety of skills, including academics, such as numbers and letters, and listening skills. AK is divided into two half-day sections; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. AK students must be 5 years old by September 15, 2025.
If you have any questions about AK, please contact the District Enrollment Specialist at (319) 848.5202.
Wrap Around Care: Before and After School care is available. If you are in need of wrap around childcare for AK please contact Jenna Langhurst at JennaLanghurst@crprairie.org