SPENCER, MA - February 3, 2025 -The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District is now accepting Kindergarten & Preschool applications for the 2025-2026 school year.
Kindergarten (For children who will reach the age of five (5) years old by August 31, 2025)
Letters were mailed out last week to all families that listed their eligible child(ren) on the 2024 town census and emails were sent to all resident families that have a child currently enrolled in our Cubs’ Corner Preschool program that will be of age by the cut-off date.
Kindergarten is offered at both Wire Village School in Spencer and East Brookfield Elementary School in East Brookfield. Students are enrolled at the school in their town of residence, in accordance with District policy. School hours are 8:25 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no registration deadline.
Medical forms must be completed by a physician and must detail that your child has been given the following immunizations (including the dates the immunizations were given):
5 doses Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DTaP)
4 doses Polio
3 doses Hepatitis B
2 doses Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
2 doses of Varicella Vaccine or Chicken Pox disease
Proof of Lead Screening
Vision and Hearing Screenings
Cubs' Corner Preschool
The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District’s Cubs’ Corner Preschool is located at East Brookfield Elementary School, 410 East Main Street, East Brookfield, MA 01515. Our preschool is an integrated preschool with tuition-paying students, as well as special needs students. Sessions will be filled up on a first come first served basis. The cost is $15/day for half days (mornings or afternoons) and $32/day for full days. Our sessions are as follows:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday: AM, PM or Full Day
Tuesday/Thursday: AM, PM or Full Day
Monday-Friday: AM, PM or Full Day
Please note the following new Cubs' Corner guidelines, voted in by the school committee this year.
Age requirement: Those attending a tuition-based preschool slot must be three (3) years old by the August 31st cut-off date to be eligible to attend the current school year. District residents that qualify for Special Education services may attend once they turn three, regardless of the birth date cut-off.
Toilet Training: All tuition-based preschool students must be reliably toilet trained (no diapers or pull-ups) at the start of school. Children who do not evidence signs of reliable toilet training while in school will be found ineligible for enrollment.
Registration Process
All student registrations are done online. If you would like to register your child to attend, please complete the Pre-Registration Form to begin the registration process and select the 2025-2026 school year. Once your form has been approved, you will receive an email with further instructions on creating your PowerSchool online parent portal account where you will complete all of the required enrollment forms and upload required documentation. Families must provide a birth certificate (original or copy, with a seal), most recent physical/immunization records (dated within one year of school start date), and two forms of proof of residency from the accepted documents listed on the address form. Tuition-based preschool families must submit a deposit equal to one week’s tuition (for example: M/W/F am would need a $45 deposit) to secure their child's spot. If you have difficulties uploading your supporting documentation, please email them directly to the District Registrar (contact info below), along with your child’s name so that they can be uploaded into the portal.
If you do not have access to the internet to complete the forms, we have a kiosk set up inside the Student Services office at David Prouty High School for families to use. An appointment is required to ensure that the kiosk will be available and a staff member is present to assist. The office is open for appointments Monday through Thursday, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Please call the District Registrar at 508-885-8515 (opt. 7) or email pervierm@sebrsd.org with any questions, to schedule an appointment or to provide supporting documentation.
For more information about the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District and to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings across the district, please visit the website at www.sebrsd.org, follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and download the SEBRSD mobile app.