Ridgewood Bell Tolls: 2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration Begins

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Is your little baby growing up?

Registration has begun for fall 2024 kindergarten in Ridgewood. For kindergarten, students must be age 5 on or before Oct. 1, 2024.

Starting now, you can visit the Ridgewood school district website for a direct link to the New Student Registration and guide for parents, as well as residency requirements, and downloadable forms.

You can also visit here for registration requirements for other grades, including for new students.

If you don't have access to the internet or a computer, you can call the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, at 201-670-2700 x10547 to schedule a time to use a district computer. The Ridgewood Public Library also has computers for public use.

If your student has "experienced significant difficulties in learning that may affect his or her success in kindergarten," the district said, contact the Office of Special Programs at the Education Center (201-670-2700 x10505) to begin pre-kindergarten planning.

At each elementary school, an orientation meeting will be scheduled for parents/guardians to learn about our schools’ existing programs.

Principals will send orientation information in the spring, along with a questionnaire regarding your student's academic, social, and emotional readiness for kindergarten.

"We are glad that your student is joining us, and we look forward to partnering with you in the learning process," the district said. "We wish your student success and an enriching school experience."