Kindergarten Registration

Welcome to the Manchester Township School District Kindergarten Registration Page!  Here is where you will register for our Full-Day Kindergarten Program.

Join Us for Kinderprep for the 2025-26 School Year

Kinderprep Tuesday, March 4 2025 6-7:30pm Ridgeway Elementary

Please join the Manchester Township School District (MTSD) for Kinderprep 2025-26! Kinderprep is an information session for Manchester families who plan to register their children to begin kindergarten with us in September. If you have a child who will be 5 years old by October 1, 2025, they are eligible for Manchester's Kindergarten Program!

The MTSD Kinderprep Information Session will be held on Tuesday, March 4, from 6-7:30 PM at Ridgeway Elementary School. The Session will include presentations on preparing your child for kindergarten, a meet and greet with MTSD staff and Principals, tours of a kindergarten classroom, community resource groups, and an opportunity for you to sign up for the required kindergarten registration (by appointment only). Childcare is available for families with children ages 3+ during Kinderprep.

If your child is currently enrolled in our Universal Preschool Program, it is still necessary to make an appointment to recertify home residency to secure a spot in kindergarten. There are also forms and medical requirements that do not apply to preschool that are mandated for kindergarten. Kindergarten registration and mandatory screening appointments will open at www.manchestertwp.org on Friday, March 7.

Click Here to RSVP for Kinderprep

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration and mandatory screening appointments will open on Friday, March 7.

Registration Documents

  • Registration Checklist

  • Medical History

  • Physical Examination– Completed by Doctor

  • Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) Consent Form

Required Documents

  • Original Birth Certificate with raised municipal seal
     

  • 2 Proofs of Residence – One from each group:

    • Group 1 – Copy of Township bill, deed, lease or builder’s contract (if living with a resident, a signed, notarized letter from that resident stating you and your child(ren) live at the address accompanied by one of the Group 1 items)

    • Group 2 – Copy of current utility bill or home insurance statement or driver’s license
       

  • Physical required within 365 days of 1st day of school

NOTE: If your child is currently enrolled in our Universal Preschool Program and will be 5 years old on or before October 1, 2025, you are already registered with a profile. Please do not create another profile.  HOWEVER, it will be necessary that you schedule an appointment to recertify residency, update forms, and secure a spot in kindergarten. Your child’s medical information will also need to be updated, because as a child reaches 5-years-old, certain immunizations/boosters are necessary to start Kindergarten.  For any health and wellness related questions, please contact the school nurse.

To begin, please visit our Registration Portal where all new registrants are to create a profile. 

Upon receipt of your Preregistration, the District Registrar will reach out to you directly via email to send you the required documents needed for Kindergarten. 

Registration Instructions

Registration Instructions
Open Registration Portal
Print Additional Registration Documents
Video Instructions for Registration

Questions?

If you have any questions, please call 732-350-5900. 

How Do I Get An Official Birth Certificate?

Official birth certificates may be obtained from the town clerk of the municipality where the child was born or from state Vital Statistics offices. For children born in New Jersey, go to www.state.nj.us/health/vital/. For other states, try www.vitalchek.com.

Immunization Requirements

Required Immunizations

Number of Doses

DTP/DT/DTap

4- booster after age 4
or any 5 doses

Polio (IPV)

3 doses last dose after age 4 or any 4

Rubella, Mumps

Measles

1

2

Hepatitis B

3

Hepatitis A

0

Varicella

1 after age 1

PHYSICAL EXAM

365 days  prior to 1st day of class

  • Mantoux - Tuberculin Test (TB) - Recommended

  • Influenza Vaccine - Recommended