The Babylon School District offers a full-day kindergarten program for students residing within district lines. In order to enroll in the program for this September (2010), children must be five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2010 and be registered during the open registration period. This year, residents can register their children on: Fri., March 12 and Mon., March 15, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Thurs., March 18, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Babylon Elementary School, 171 Ralph Ave., Babylon.

Two proofs of residency must be presented at registration. These include two of the following: a driver’s license with photo, an updated town/village tax bill, updated W-2 form, current lease, mortgage, etc. No utility bills will be accepted as proof of residency. If the license does not have a current address, an additional proof of residency such as a mortgage statement or copy of your deed, will need to be presented. If you lease or rent and do not have an updated lease, an owner’s affidavit will need to be signed and notarized, along with a copy of the owner’s updated tax/village utility bill.

Parents must supply the district with the child’s most recent immunization record. Children must have had two MMRs and two Varivax (Chicken Pox) vaccinations in order to sign up for the kindergarten screening. Physicals will be mandatory prior to the start of kindergarten.

Registration packets will be available for pick-up in the elementary school office, 171 Ralph Ave., one week prior to the first registration date.