Admissions Online
Welcome to the Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool at Atlanta Speech School. We are so grateful for your interest! We are accepting applications for all age levels-- Twos, Threes, Pre-K Fours, and Young Fives Kindergarten. This main admissions cycle will be for students wishing to enter school August 2025. The application deadline is Dec. 30, 2024. During this initial admissions cycle, we fill most spaces, so Autumn is the optimal time to explore and apply. For families completing the application process during that Oct.-Dec. period, we will notify of admissions decisions in mid-February. After that, we will fill any remaining spots on a rolling admissions basis till all spaces are filled.
Spaces Available:
Each admissions season, we admit the largest number of new students (usually 30 students) to the Twos Class, which is our entry level. Because most children remain for our full program, we don't have as many spaces opening up for the Threes, Pre-K, and Young Fives Kindergarten, but we nearly always have from around 2 to 6 spaces opening in each of those other age levels, through attrition. It varies by year. We encourage you to apply and give it a try. After the first admissions cycle, there is usually a wait list, which could move until it expires with the start of school in August. You do have to go through the full admissions process in order to be offered a spot on the wait lists.
For questions or to talk about your individual circumstances, don't hesitate to contact Robert Spiotta, Kenan Coordinator for Admissions.
Age Eligibility:
Your child must turn the age of the class-level on or before Sept. 1. For example, a child must turn two on or before Sept. 1 to enter the Twos class, etc. Note: The Young Fives Kindergarten is designed for children turning five in May through August before entering.
Before Applying:
If you are unsure of which of our three Atlanta Speech School preschool program would best fit your child's needs and learning profile (e.g., Kenan, Hamm Center, or Stepping Stones), please reach out (before applying) to the Kenan Coordinator for Admissions, Robert Spiotta. Kenan is designed for typically-developing learners, the Hamm Center serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children, and Stepping Stones serves bright children with speech delays. If your child has a diagnosed speech delay, it usually makes sense to first contact Stepping Stones before applying to Kenan. Stepping Stones begins with Threes, and Kenan begins with Twos.
Create an Online Application (after October 3, 2024):
To apply to Kenan, first Create an Account. Then, log into your new account and Create A New Student Application for your child. You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application. Once you create an account and complete your first child's application, you will be able to add applications for additional children.
After submitting the application, you can log back into your account to view your submitted application. You can also print the completed application(s).
Parts of an application:
1. Online application, completed by parent
2. Teacher Questionnaire sent to current homeroom teacher to complete
3. Attach/upload any relevant testing in the online application, if applicable, such as speech-language evaluations, etc.
5. Pay $75 application fee (will be billed to you later in the process, after you submit online)
6. After applying online, we will send you instructions for completing some short home videos of your child doing different activities, which you will send back for our admissions team to review. (We send video directions out at one time, during very late December or early January).
5. Pre-K and Kindergarten applications: we will email you an appointment for an in-person observation at Kenan.
6. Twos and Threes applicants: we may sometimes schedule children for a small-group or individual observation in cases where we need more information after seeing videos.
We Look Forward to Reviewing Your Child's Application!
We appreciate your interest and hope to assist you any way we can. If you have other questions, please feel free to contact us at Kenan. For fastest response, email our Kenan Coordinator for Admissions, Robert Spiotta. You can also call him directly at 404-333-0292.
Atlanta Speech School-Kenan Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Atlanta Speech School-Kenan Preschool does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.