Dallas ISD Universal Pre-K Registration Now Open

Registration is officially open for Dallas ISD’s universal pre-K program for 2026-2027.

The Dallas ISD board of trustees March 26 approved opening up the district’s pre-K program to all three and four year old students, without tuition.

Among the schools that offer pre-K in Preston Hollow are Prestonwood Montessori at E.D. Walker, Preston Hollow Elementary School, Arthur Kramer Elementary, George B. Dealey Montessori, Harry C. Withers Elementary School, John J. Pershing Elementary School, Marcus Leadership Academy, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School, F.P. Caillet Elementary School, and Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy.

Currently, to qualify for free pre-K per state requirements, the students must either be eligible to participate in the free or reduced lunch program, have an active duty military parent, have a parent working as a teacher in the district, be unable to speak or understand English based on preLAS score, have been in foster care, or be homeless. The district also offers scholarships.

The tuition rate for pre-K for the 2025-2026 school year is $5,500, according to the district’s website.

To register for pre-K for the 2026-2027 school year, click here.

For more information about the change, read our sister publication, D Magazine.

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.