Welcome to Pre-K at Uplift Education
We are excited to help you secure your child’s seat for Pre-K at Uplift Education and how to prepare for the first day (August 11, 2026). Here are your first steps!
- Accept your spot and complete your registration online in SchoolMint. For assistance, visit: https://uplifteducation.org/accept-offer/
- Uplift Pre-K is a free program for eligible students. Eligibility must be verified with supporting eligibility documents. Upload your documents during registration and submit your digital signature.
- If you have not uploaded your eligibility documents in SchoolMint, please attend your in-person eligibility meeting. Find your scheduled date and time in the chart below, and review our eligibility requirements to see which documents you need to bring to qualify for our state-funded Pre-K program.
If more than one language is spoken in the home, you and your scholar will need to attend the in-person meeting at your school, even if you have already submitted your eligibility documents in SchoolMint. Your child must be evaluated for our ESL (English as a Second Language) and Dual Language programs. Our Multi-lingual programs team will be conducting English language testing during the in-person meetings.
Meeting Times
Frequently Asked Questions
One or more of the following eligibility requirements must be met to qualify for Uplift Education Pre-Kindergarten: See the list of qualifications and verifications documents.
See the list of eligibility supporting documents here. Documents can be uploaded in SchoolMint during registration.
If you do not upload your eligibility documents during registration, you must attend an in-person eligibility meeting. See the meeting times and locations on this page.
If more than one language is spoken in the home, your scholar will need to attend the in-person meetings, regardless if they are already eligible for our state-funded Pre-K program. Our Multi-lingual programs team will be conducting English language testing during this time-frame.
Our language programs are designed to support scholars from diverse linguistic backgrounds while fostering bilingualism and biliteracy. Through our Dual Language and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, we provide high-quality instruction that helps scholars thrive academically while building strong language skills in both English and their native language.
Completing your eligibility is quick and easy. If you have completed your child’s registration, we should have everything we need to complete eligibility. If we are missing any supporting document for Pre-K, we will contact you.
If you attend an in-person meeting, as long as you have the required documents with you or have already uploaded it when registration was completed, the meeting should only take 5-10 minutes.
The income limits vary from household to household based on number of people in the home, total household income, and other factors. However, if your child qualifies for SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF, then he/she will likely qualify for Uplift Pre-K.
Yes. If more than one language is spoken in the home, your scholar will need to attend the in-person meetings, even if your have already submitted your eligibility documents for our state-funded Pre-K program, so they can be evaluated for our ESL (English as a Second Language) and Dual Language programs. Our Multi-lingual programs team will be conducting English language testing during this time-frame.
Eligibility can be completed during your registration process in SchoolMint. Upload your eligibility documents during your registration on SchoolMint.
In-person eligibility meetings are also scheduled for each school. See the schedule on this page for your school's date and time.
If you cannot attend an in-person meeting, AND If more than one language is spoken in the home, please check back to this web page for future days you can attend a meeting.
You child's seat is not confirmed until you complete an eligibility process.
Our spots for Pre-K fill quickly, so the sooner you can complete your eligibility meeting, the better chance you have of securing a spot for your child in Uplift Pre-Kindergarten.
Yes. Pre-K is unique. Because it is the first time attending a Texas school for so many of our young scholars, immunizations must be up to date and uploaded during the registration process in SchoolMint. If you don't have current immunization records available during registration, once you have them available, email prek@uplifteducation.org and we will help you submit them.
For full guidelines on required immunizations, visit our Health Services web page.
First day of school for the 2026-27 school year will be Tuesday, August 11, 2026. All new students will be invited to Transition Camp on Monday, August 10, 2026. Watch email for details.
No. We do not offer a paid option. Our free Pre-K program is a state-funded program, which only allows students who meet the eligibility requirements.