Universal Pre-k Partnerships
Register for participation in the WSESU Publicly Funded Pre-K / Universal Pre-K program by filling out the registration form below. Enrollment in the WSESU PFPK/UPK program does not automatically enroll a student with a private pre-kindergarten provider. That must be arranged separately by the family.
About Universal Pre-K
Windham Southeast School District/Supervisory Union partners with qualified early education programs throughout the community to offer Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) education to three, four and five-year olds not yet eligible for kindergarten. In general, we maintain partnership agreements with up to 15 preschools that meet Vermont’s Universal Pre-K requirements.
To participate in a partnership with WSESU, preschools have a teacher licensed and endorsed in early childhood education or early childhood special education, have 4 or 5 STARS, align their curriculum with Vermont Early Learning Standards, and agree to do ongoing assessment of children’s learning and development using Teaching Strategies GOLD.
Children who attend a qualified WSESU Pre-kindergarten Partnership Program are considered students of WSESU and receive a tuition reduction in an amount that is adjusted annually for ten hours per week of preschool. For the 2025-26 school year, that amount is $3,982. Families assume responsibility for tuition in excess of ten hours per week.
To Register
Families must complete a PreK Registration in order to participate in WSESU’s Publicly-funded (PFPK) program and receive Act 166 public pre-k tuition reduction. Please contact Kerri Beebe at kbeebe@wsesdvt.org or 802-579-1013 for the registration form.
Private Partners
Pending ongoing approval from the Agencies of Education and Human Services, the preschools listed below partner with WSESU towns to provide public pre-kindergarten education. Parents or guardians must contact the program directly to inquire about enrolling their child. In order to be enrolled, a child must be 3 by September 1 of the enrolling school year.
- Brattleboro Centre for Children, 193 Main St. Brattleboro, 254-0300
- Early Education Services Head Start, 254-3742
- The Garland School; 60 Croker Hall, Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT; 802-258-9531
- The Grammar School; 69 Hickory Ridge Rd, Putney; (802) 387-5364
- Hilltop Montessori School; 99 Stafford Farm Hill Rd., Brattleboro; 802-257-0500
- Horizon Early Learning; 16 Bradley Ave., Brattleboro; 257-1757
- Miss Martha’s Creative Early Learning Program; 29 South St., Brattleboro; 802-490-4883
- Mulberry Bush Early Learning Program; Anna Marsh Lane, Brattleboro; (802) 490-2065
- The Neighborhood Schoolhouse; 231 Western Avenue, Brattleboro; 802-661-8718
- Owl’s Nest Preschool; 2543 Ames Hill Rd., Marlboro; 802-258-7837
- Suzy’s Little Peanuts Day School; 324 Grassy Brook Road, Brookline VT; 802-281-2457
- Timson Hill Preschool; 13 Timson Hill Rd., Williamsville, VT; 802-348-6319
- Vernon Preschool; 567 Governor Hunt Rd., Vernon; 802-257-0292
- West Bee Nursery School; 880 Western Ave., Suite 2, Brattleboro; 802-257-7155
- Wild Strawberry Forest School; 346 Akley Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301; 510-230-3999
- Winston Prouty Early Learning Center; 209 Austine Drive, Thomas Hall, Brattleboro; 802-257-7852