Please call the Madison County Early Learning Center at (706) 795-5611 to schedule an appointment.

• Georgia’s Pre-K program is a lottery-funded educational program designed to help prepare children for Kindergarten.
• The Early Learning Center has 7 lottery-funded pre-k classrooms, with 22 students in each class.  
• Pre-k slots are awarded through a lottery drawing. APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETE AND MEET DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING.
• Children must be four years old before September 1, 2023 to be eligible for the drawing.
• Parents or legal guardians can register their child for the Pre-K program. Children are not required to attend. 

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS NEEDED FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING:

• Child’s birth certificate
• Child’s social security card
• Proof of residency in Madison County: 2 documents, 1 from each of the following areas is required. These documents must be in the name of a parent or legal guardian.
  • 1 document showing ownership/leased property listing the property address. Examples are a current lease, a mortgage statement dated within the last 30 days, the property deed, a property tax statement.
  • 1 utility bill, dated within the last 30 days, showing the service address that is the same as the property address.
• Picture identification (ID) of parent/guardian (such as a driver's license)
• Custody papers if the parent/guardian is NOT the custodial parent listed on the birth certificate
• Screening Form 3300 and Immunization Form 3231, NOTE: This form MUST indicate at the top that it is for “school.”