Wake Pre-K Application Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Checklist English | Checklist Spanish
Please print out this checklist to use as a guide for documents needed
Wake Pre-K Application
Wake Pre-K Application 2025-26 (English)
Wake Pre-K Application 2025-26 (Spanish)
Income Forms
Family Income (English)
Family Income (Spanish)
Zero Income Form (English)
Zero Income Form (Spanish)
Statement of No Documentation of Income Form (English)
Statement of No Documentation of Income Form (Spanish)
Additional Forms
Family Information (English)
Family Information (Spanish)
Student Information (English)
Student Information (Spanish)
Education Form (English)
Education Factors Form (Spanish)
Risk Factors Form (English)
Risk Factors Form (Spanish)
Family Responsibility Form (English)
Family Responsibility Form (Spanish)
Family Agreement Form (English)
Family Agreement Form (Spanish)
Videos
Learn all about Wake Pre-K by watching these videos:
Wake Pre-K Impact
Wake Pre-K Recruitment (English)
Wake Pre-K Recruitment (Spanish)
Wake Pre-K Terminologies
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In Progress |
Applications that still need to be submitted. If the application is not submitted, it will not be reviewed. Please complete the application, add the required documents, and sign and submit them |
Applications that still need to be submitted. If the application is not submitted, it will not be reviewed. Please complete the application, add the required documents, and sign and submit them |
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Submitted |
Families who turned in a paper or online application |
Families who turned in a paper or online application |
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Application Complete |
All sections of the application are filled, and all required documents are correct and received |
All sections of the application are filled, and all required documents are correct and received |
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Application Incomplete |
When the application is not finalized and required eligibility documentation is missing/pending. |
Sections of the application are left blank and/or there are missing documents |
Sections of the application are left blank and/or there are missing documents. Applications in this status will not move to the final round or complete. |
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Awaiting documents |
Families have submitted an application, but are missing birth certificate, proof of residence or proof of income |
The application is missing a document (Birth Certificate, Proof of Income, and Proof of residence), or the document is incorrect. The application will not move on to it’s final review and completion if it’s in awaiting documents status |
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Abandoned |
When the application/enrollment process cannot be finalized or when a parent/guardian has expressed that they are no longer interested in continuing the application process |
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Inactive/Responsive |
Family applied however after multiple attempts to contact, the family has not responded or cannot be reached |
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Withdrawl |
Families that ask to be removed from the application process |
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Denied |
Families that apply but are not residents of wake county, and/or are not age eligible |