MTPS Preschool Program
Our district offers a free, full-day preschool program for children who are 3 or 4 years old by October 1st. Designed to provide a strong foundation for lifelong learning, our program uses the Creative Curriculum, a research-based approach that supports the development of critical early learning skills.
We offer preschool classes at several district schools and through partnerships with local preschool centers, ensuring a variety of convenient options for families.
Enrollment is based on a lottery system. The lottery for the 25-26 school year has already completed. For information about the 2026-2027 school year, please add you email to our distribution list HERE.
We are excited to continue expanding our preschool program and look forward to welcoming your child!
⭐⭐ Enrollment for the 25-26 School Year ⭐⭐
Lottery Process:
Information about the preschool lottery was released to Medford families on January 31, 2025. Families were able to sign up for the lottery between January 31 and February 17 to be considered for available preschool spots at five Medford elementary schools, Medford Memorial Preschool, KinderCare, and YMCA of the Pines.
The lottery was held on March 5, and families were notified via email that evening whether they received a placement or were added to the waitlist.
During the lottery sign-up process, families were also asked if they were interested in potential future classrooms at Malvern and the YMCA. However, no students were placed at these locations until confirmation was received that programs would be running at those sites.
Waitlist Information:
For those on the waitlist, thank you for expressing an interest in our program. If and when a spot is available to you at any of your chosen locations, we will contact you via email and/or phone.
If you are on our waitlist, and want to add additional locations of interest, please email [email protected].
To be added to our waitlist, please contact Kristina Watson, district registrar, at [email protected]
⭐Updates and News:
6/6/25: All preschool students, regardless of location, will be offered transportation to and from school. Information regarding busing for students registered in our program will be shared with families in the summer.
6/6/25: YMCA of the Pines will not be moving forward with additional classrooms at their location for the 25-26 school year.
6/6/25: Malvern is officially confirmed for the 25-26 school year! Medford staff will be contacting the next families on the waitlist who expressed an interest in this location via email.
6/23/25: We have added another private provider location to our program- Childtime! Since this option wasn’t available when the lottery was first released, we will be reaching out to all families next on the waitlist to see if they are interested in this new location. *Note: If you turn down a spot at Childtime, you will not be removed from our waitlist, and may be contacted about future spots at your other chosen locations.
Documents and Resources
Medford Preschool Locations
| Location | School Time | Address |
| Allen Elementary | 8:50-3:25 | 24 Allen Ave, Medford |
| Chairville Elementary | 8:50-3:25 | 36 Chairville Rd, Medford |
| Cranberry Pines Elementary | 8:15-2:50 | 400 Fairview Rd, Medford |
| Kirby's Mill Elementary | 8:50-3:25 | 151 Hartford Rd, Medford |
| Taunton Forge Elementary | 8:15-2:50 | 32 Evergreen Trail, Medford |
| Medford Memorial | 8:15-2:50 | 55 Mill St, Medford |
| KinderCare of Medford | 8:50-3:25 | 411 Stokes Rd, Medford |
| YMCA of the Pines | 8:50-3:25 | 1303 Stokes Road, Medford |
| Malvern | 8:50-3:25 | 5 Eayrestown Rd, Medford |
| Childtime | 8:15-2:50 | 137 Jackson Rd, Medford |
Medford's Preschool Team at Winter Waterland Event, January 2025