Pre-K

Parents who are interested in having their child in one of the full-day Pre-Kindergarten classes may complete the online registration (OLR) application located beginning on January 12, 2026. Note: This online registration is for Pre-Kindergarten only and not for any other Deer Creek students in the household.

Additional Information

• Online applications will be accepted January 12-23, 2026 for initial Pre-K placement. 
• Only one application per child may be submitted. If more than one application for a child is submitted, all applications for that child will be withheld from the drawing and the child's name will be added to the bottom of the waitlist. 
• Children who have previously attended a Deer Creek Pre-K 4-year old program may not apply for an additional year. 
• Special Note: The names of twins or triplets should be submitted on one application.  

Applications and documents will be verified by DC administrative staff January 26 - February 6th, 2026. 

Applicants will be contacted via email sometime between January 26th–February 8th to verify documents and receive additional enrollment instructions. It is the applicants’ responsibility to monitor email and check their SPAM folder for Deer Creek emails regarding PreK and PreK waitlist information.

All required documents must be uploaded and all enrollment processes completed within the Online Registration (OLR) application to ensure the child’s eligibility for the PreK program by January 25, 2026. Birth certificates and residency documentation must be original, unedited documents. The enrollment office may request to see original documents in person.

Completed applications will be drawn using an online randomizer to determine the enrollment list for the Pre-Kindergarten classes. If the number of students exceeds the capacity of students and classes, the remaining students will be placed on a wait list. The drawing is not open to the public, but will be witnessed by parent and administrative representatives. The Deer Creek School District will reserve Pre-Kindergarten spots for students to abide by Federal Law and employee assistance.

Lists of the students’ names will be posted on the district website no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9.  

THIS IS THE ONLY NOTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE DRAWING.  PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE POSTINGS TO LEARN OF THEIR CHILD’S STATUS. 

IF THEIR CHILD IS ON A CLASS ROSTER, IT IS THE PARENT/GUARDIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ANY REMAINING ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES. ALL ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE PREK OPENING FOR YOUR CHILD. (i.e. submitting updated residency, immunization records, required forms, etc. that may be pushed out by the district and/or your student’s Pre-Kindergarten site during the spring/summer.)
 

• If an opening occurs for Pre-Kindergarten, applicants on the waiting list will be contacted by email in the order of their place on the waiting list to determine if they remain interested in a Pre-Kindergarten placement for their child. Families will be given two school days to respond in writing and confirm their acceptance of the available position before the next applicant on the waiting list is contacted.  

• After the initial enrollment process has been completed, online applications will be available on the district website throughout the school year and summer. The applications will be date and time stamped.  These students will be offered a space as openings occur after all students on the original waiting list have been offered spaces in the Pre-Kindergarten Program.  
• Please do not call to find out where your child is on the waiting list once they have been posted. There is no guarantee or any way for our personnel to predict if there will be any movement on the waitlist for any child. It is our recommendation that you secure a private Pre-Kindergarten experience for your child if your child is on the waitlist. 
• If you are a lottery winner but do not get your first choice, you may request to be added to a different school’s waitlist.  You will forfeit your original lottery placement to make room for another child.

 (Must be provided/uploaded at the time that the actual lottery enrollment process is completed

• Legal Birth Certificate (unedited and not a hospital certificate) 
• Proof of Residence (must currently reside within Deer Creek Boundaries)
• Documents vary depending upon status (all pages, all signatures, all dates required on documentation) 
  • New-to-Deer Creek families:
    • Settlement/Mortgage Statement or Warranty Deed OR
    • Current, fully-executed Lease in name of guardian AND
    • One Utility Bill (Gas, Water or Electric only) (Must reflect service dates within current month or no more than 30 days prior to the current date)
  • Families with sibling(s) currently attending a Deer Creek School will just need to reverify with a current bill.  All families will re-verify during the annual residency event in August

• Photo ID of Legal Guardian(s) (A state or federally-accepted form of identification (i.e. Driver’s License)) 

• Current Immunization Record or Exception Waiver (Immunizations must be completed or proof provided that the series “in process” before the child will be allowed to enter school)

  • 4 doses of DTP/DTaP

  • 3 doses of IPV/OPV

  • 1 dose MMR

  • 3 doses Hep B

  • 2 doses Hep A

  • 1 dose Varicella (chicken pox) or history of disease

  • Families who wish to apply for an immunization wavier must complete the process outlined by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

• Copy of current Custody and/or Court order in which the student is named