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2022-2023 Preschool Family Handbook: This handbook contains important information for families of children enrooled at CEEP. 

Children with Special Needs/Identified Disabilities:
Colonial preschool children with identified disabilities (who have IEPs) receive special education services for free. They receive services itinerantly at the child care center or preschool program in which they are enrolled or at The Colwyck Center.

Children without identified disabilities:
Families of children without disabilities must apply to participate in the preschool programs in Colonial School District, as space is limited. 

  • Families can apply by clicking on an Application link
  • Families MUST complete an Application AND both ASQ Screeners to apply for CEEP.
  • Families must receive an “Invitation to Participate” before submitting Registration Documents.
  • To read the CEEP Admission Procedures, CLICK HERE.

If your has an IEP, and you are enrolling your child in preschool in Colonial, or if your child does not have an IEP, and your child has been Invited to participate in the Colonial Early Education Program (CEEP), please review the information below.  

PRESCHOOL  Application Information

ALL FAMILIES MUST COMPLETE 1) THE ONLINE APPLICATION AND 2) THE TWO ASQ SCREENERS 

PRESCHOOL APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR (2026-2027)

  • 3-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old 2026-2027 CEEP Applications will open on Monday, November 3, 2025.

LINK to the 2025-2026 3 Year Old Application (Child is 3 on 8/21/25) CLOSED

LINK to the 2025-2026 4 year old Application (Child is 4 on 8/31/25)

  • Currently only accepting 2025-2026 BK applications for financially eligible State-Funded Early Care & Education Program (SFECEP) applicants. Families must include documentation of eligibility on application. Applications that do not include this information will be considered incomplete and withdrawn.

LINK TO THE ASQ SCREENERS– The ASQ Developmental Screener and the ASQ Social Emotional Screener 

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REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS AND FORMS:

  • CHILDREN WITHOUT IDENTIFIED DISABILITIES: If your child does not have an identified disability, you must complete a CEEP application AND receive an “Invitation to Participate” for your child before submitting Registration documents. To apply online, click on “CEEP Application Info” in the above menu. To complete a paper application, visit The Colwyck Center during office hours. If your child is “Invited to Participate,” you will receive detailed Registration instructions. You will submit your paperwork to Mrs. Kim Tomlinson in person or via email
    at kimberly.tomlinson@colonial.k12.de.us 
     
  • CHILDREN WITH IDENTIFIED DISABILITIES: If your preschooler has an identified disability and you have recently moved to Colonial School District, call Erin Kirby at 302-429-4085 to discuss Registration. You may visit The Colwyck Center during office hours to submit Registration documents to Mrs. Kirby or you may submit them to her via email at erin.kirby@colonial.k12.de.us

     

  • REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL PREK CHILDREN:
  1. Parent or guardian’s valid Delaware Driver’s License or Delaware ID Card
  2. Official Birth Certificate
  3. Immunization Records
  4. Physical examination/Student Health Form performed within the past 12 months. CLICK HERE for the LINK to DE’s Student Health Form.
  5. Copy of TB Test results or screening results within the past 12 months (See TB Risk Assessment for those unable to get a test or screening before school starts)
  6. Copy of Lead Test results anytime since birth
  7. Proof of Residence (Current electric, water or sewer bill or signed rental lease, deed or settlement agreement with parent or guardian’s name listed on the document)**        **Notarized Residency Verification Form (Only needed if name of parent or guardian is not on residency verification document). (Spanish)  (English)

REQUIRED FORMS FOR ALL PREK CHILDREN: 
The forms below are available at The Colwyck Center, if registering in person. If sending registration documents via email, the forms below must be printed, completed, and sent to Erin Kirby (erin.kirby@colonial.k12.de.us) and Kim Tomlinson (kimberly.tomlinson@colonial.k12.de.us

ADDITIONAL FORMS (Linked below) THAT MAY BE REQUIRED OR REQUESTED: 

  • 2021-2022 ECAP Parent Contract (ONLY if your child participates in ECAP programming) ( Spanish) (English)