Jefferson County offers free Pre-K programs at every elementary school. Your child may be eligible to attend.

Required Application Documentation:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Social Security Card
3. Proof of Residency
4. Proof of Household Income (Earned and Unearned)
5. Tennessee Certificate of Immunization

Call the Family Resource Center at 865-397-4466 for additional information or to schedule an appointment. 

Jefferson County Schools Family Resource Center offers this free required screening throughout the school year. The screening needs to be completed prior to Kindergarten registration. Vision screenings are also offered, along with a speech/language evaluation, if needed. Referrals are made for further evaluations and early intervention.

This is a great way to get your child ready for Kindergarten!Tips and ideas for kindergarten readiness will be provided.

Kindergarten parent registration is offered throughout the county. Please contact your child's school for further information.

The Developmental Screening helps determine where your child is developmentally and will give you the opportunity to help your child be better prepared for Kindergarten.

The Screening measures the following developmental and pre-academic areas:

• Personal data response
• Color Recognition
• Picture Vocabulary
• Visual Discrimination- forms and uppercase letters
• Visual motor skills
• Gross motor skills
• Rote counting
• Identification of body parts
• Follows verbal directions

When the screening is finished, the person screening your child will provide you with kindergarten readiness information. If your child has difficulty in a particular area(s) you will be given information and activities you can do at home to help prepare your child for school. If your child needs further evaluation to determine if services are needed, we will help you by making a referral or providing information on where you can go for help. It is important that you spend time working with your child everyday. Working with your child will promote development in the skill areas that will ensure readiness for kindergarten. Parents are their child's first teacher and your efforts are very important in helping your child be ready for school!

Call the Family Resource Center at 865-397-4466 to schedule an appointment.