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Early Childhood Education at Manara Academy

We know that the early years of your child's life are filled with enormous opportunities for growth, learning, and exposure to new opportunities. We are honored you have chosen Manara Academy's free, high-quality program for your Pre-K and Kindergarten experience!

Pre-K and Kindergarten are vitally important to a child’s development and school readiness. Your child will have early language, literacy, and math experiences to better prepare them for academic rigor in later grades.

Attending Pre-K and Kindergarten also helps young students to gain a sense of self, exploration, discovery, and confidence. Manara Academy's program offers a safe environment, high-quality integrated curriculum, highly qualified teachers, and ongoing assessments with progress monitoring.

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Pre-K 3

Students who are 3 years of age by September 1 of 2024 are age-eligible for our FREE, half-day Pre-K 3 program. (Must meet at least one additional eligibility requirement.)

*transportation is not offered for Pre-K3 students, even if they have older siblings*

Pre-K 4

Students who are 4 years of age by September 1 of 2024 are age-eligible for our FREE, full-day Pre-K 4 program. (Must meet at least one additional eligibility requirement.)

*transportation is available to our Irving campus only*

Kindergarten

Students who are 5 years of age by September 1 of 2024 are age-eligible for our FREE, full-day Kindergarten program. (No additional qualification is necessary.)

*transportation is available to our Irving campus only*

Questions?

Email us by clicking the buttons below, or call your campus for assistance. We can offer help completing forms, give answers to questions you don't see listed here, or provide any additional information!

972-304-1155

  • ext. 400 : IE/MLA

  • ext. 300: AE

  • ext. 900: District Office

Peggy Hamam, Lead Registrar
Irais Vasquez, Enrollment Coordinator
Audriana Martinez, IE/MLA Registrar

Eligibility Requirements

All Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students must be age-eligible AND meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

  • Does not speak or understand English

  • Is Economically Disadvantaged (Eligible for the Free or Reduced – Price Lunch Program)

  • Homeless

  • Has a parent that is active duty military or active duty reserve

  • Is or ever has been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services following an adversary hearing

  • Has a parent that was an active duty member of the armed forces, state military forces or reserve component who was injured or killed while serving on active duty

  • Is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as: a peace officer under Texas Government Code §3106.002, a firefighter under Texas Government Code §3106.003 an emergency medical first responder under Texas Government Code §3106.004