Open/Switch Enrollment for APS Employees is October 1 through 16
Albuquerque Public Schools
APS NM Pre-K 26/27 Schools and Spots
The following APS elementary schools, high schools, and charter schools provide NM Pre-K programs. We have now several new classrooms opening up that are 3-year-old and 4-year-old programs.
Albuquerque Public Schools Pre-K is a voluntary program for three & four-year-olds.
Students must be three or four years of age by August 31st to be eligible for Preschool.
Early childhood has several classrooms that accept 3 year old children at SOME programs.
Reminder: if your child is a 3-year-old, they will repeat Preschool for a second year. However, in their second year they will have priority. This mean parents will be able to choose where their child will attend for their last year of Preschool. You'll do this toward the end of the school year, fill out our letter of intent to return and complete registration for the next school year in a timely manner.
Early childhood Preschool has to align with the age restrictions of APS Kindergarten. Children have to turn 5 by August 31st to get into Kindergarten. However, your child will be able to repeat Pre-K at their same program or another one.
To enroll your child, you will need to register on ParentVUE.
More Information
- Visit the Pre-K Enrollment page for information on Pre-K enrollment requirements and the process.
- For other questions about Pre-K, please call the Early Childhood Office at (505) 253-0320.
Notes for the Pre-K Tables
- ** Schools with Developmental Preschool Classrooms (DPC)
- Only New Mexico PreK classrooms may have waitlists. Developmental Preschool Classrooms do not as these are federally proteced services under IDEA.
Current Spots as of August 21, 2026.
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School Scroll >>> for current spots open. | NM Pre-K School Times |
NM Pre-K Openings 26/27 SY |
Classroom Type: 3s/4s MIXED OR 4s only |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Montoya ** | 8:00am-2:15pm |
FULL w/waitlist +4 |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Adobe Acres | 9:15am-3:30pm | FULL - w/waitlist +7 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Alameda | 9:15 am-3:30pm | 4 Spots | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Alamosa | 8:05am-2:15pm | FULL | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Alvarado | 7:30am- 2:00pm |
FULL w/waitlist +4 |
4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Apache | 7:30am-1:45pm | FULL w/waitlist +5 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Armijo | 9:15am -3:30pm | FULL w/waitlist +4 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Atrisco** |
7:30am-2:00pm |
FULL w/waitlist +5 |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Barcelona | 9:15am -3:30pm | FULL w/waitlist+1 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Bel-Air** | 8:45am-3:30pm | 1 single 3yo spot | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Bellehaven | 8:40am-3:10pm | 1 single 4yo spot | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Carlos Rey** | 8:20 am -3:20pm | 1 single 3yo spot | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Chamiza** | 9:15am -4:00 pm |
FULL - w/-waitlist +4 |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Chaparral** | 8:00 am-2:15 pm |
FULL - w/waitlist +15 |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Collet Park** | 7:45 am-2:00 pm |
FULL |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Comanche | 7:30 am-1:45 pm | FULL | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Dennis Chavez** | 8:00 am-2:15 pm |
FULL w/waitlist +21 |
4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Dolores Gonzales | 8:00am-2:45pm | FULL - w/waitlist +3 | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Duranes** Early Childhood Center (Pre-K only school) | 8:00am-2:15pm | 12 single 3yo spots & 8 single 4yo spots | MIXED - 4 classrooms of 16 |
| East San Jose | 8:55am - 3:15pm | 1 single 4yo spot | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| E.G. Ross | 7:30 am-2:15pm | FULL - w/waitlist +5 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Emerson | 8:55am-4:00pm | FULL | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Eugene Field | 7:30am- 1:45 pm | FULL w/waitlist +2 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Governor Bent | 8:00am-2:15pm |
FULL w/waitlist +3 |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Hawthorne | 8:50am-3:50pm | 4 single 4yo Spots | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Helen Cordero** | 9:15am - 3:25pm | FULL w/wailist +3 | MIXED - 4 classrooms of 16 |
| Hodgin** | 8:00am- 2:15pm |
4 single 3yo spots |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Inez | 8:15am-2:30pm |
1 single 3yo spot only w/waitlist for 4yo +3 |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Janet Kahn | 7:30am-1:50 pm | 2 single 4yo spots | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Kirtland** | 8:40am- 3:40pm | FULL | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Kit Carson | 8:10am-2:25 pm | FULL - w/waitlist +7 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| La Mesa | 7:30am-1:45pm | FULL - w/waitlist+7 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Lavaland | 8:55am-3:55pm | 3 single 3yo spots | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Los Padillas | 7:30 am-2:45 pm | 2 single 3yo spots Spot | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Los Ranchos | 8:40 am-3:40pm | 4 single 3yo Spots | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Manzano Mesa** | 9:15am-3:30-am | FULL - waitlist 6 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Marie Hughes** | 7:30am-1:45pm |
2 single 3yo spots w/waitlist +4 single 4yo |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Mark Twain** | 9:15am-3:30pm | FULL w/waitlist +5 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| MaryAnn Binford | 7:45am-2:45pm |
FULL - w/waitlist +2 |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Matheson Park | 8:40am - 3:40pm | 1 single 4yo spot | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| McCollum** | 8:00 am- 2:15 pm | FULL w/awitlist +2 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
|
Mckinney-Vento (Alphabet Alley) Near Lowell ES |
8:20 am- 2:35 pm | 4 single Spots | MIXED - 1 classroom of 12 |
| Mission Avenue | 7:30am - 1:45pm | 2 single 4yo Spots | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Mitchell | 7:30 am- 1:45 pm | 1 single 3yo Spots |
MIXED - 1 1single classroom of 16 |
| Mountain View | 9:15am. - 3:30 pm |
1 single 4yo spot 1 single 3yo spot |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Navajo | 7:45am-2:00pm | FULL w//wailtlist +1 | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| North Star | 8:00am-2:15pm |
FULL w/Waitlist +40 |
MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Onate | 7:30am-1:45pm | FULL - w/waitlist +7 | MIXED - 1 classroom from 16 |
| Painted Sky | 8:00am- 2:15 pm | FULL - w/waitlist +24 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Pajarito** | 8:40am -3:40pm |
2 single 3yo spots 2 single 4yo spots |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Petroglyph** | 7:30am- 1:45pm |
FULL - waitlist +9 |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Rudolfo Anaya** | 9:15am-3:30 pm | FULL - waitlist +10 | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Sierra Vista | 9:15am- 3:30 pm | FULL - waitlist +7 | MIXED - 3 classrooms of 16 |
| Sombra Del Monte | 9:15am- 3:30 pm | FULL - waitlist +6 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Sunset View | 7:30am-1:45pm | FULL - waitlist +7 | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
| Susie Rayos Marmon | 9:45 am- 4:00 pm | 2 singles spots for 3yo | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Valle Vista** | 7:30am-1:45pm | 1 single 4yo Spot | MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Ventana Ranch | 7:15 am-1:30 pm |
FULL - waitlist +10 |
MIXED - 3 classrooms of 16 |
| Wherry | 9:15am- 3:30pm | FULL | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Whittier** | 9:00 am-3:40 pm |
15 single 5 3yo spots |
MIXED - 2 classrooms of 16 |
| Zuni | 9:15am- 3:30 pm | 1 single 4yo Spot | MIXED - 1 classroom of 16 |
APS High Schools with Pre-K
| School | Address | NM Pre-K Time | School Phone Number | Pre-K Openings | Classroom Type: 4s ONLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado High Pre-K | 11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 | 8:15am-2:30pm | (505) 296-4871 |
FULL - waitlist 11 |
4s Only - 1 classroom of 20 |
| Manzano High Pre-K | 12200 Lomas Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 | 8:15am-2:30pm | (505) 559-2200 ext. 23445 | 5 4yo Spots | 4s ONLY - 1 classroom of 20 |
| School | Address | NM Pre-k Times | Phone | Pre-K Openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Christine Duncan Charter |
1900 Atrisco Dr. NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 | 8:30am-3:30pm | (505) 839-4971 | Call School |
|
Coral Charter (near Zia ES) |
4401 Silver Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 | 7:50am-2:30pm | (505) 292-6725 | Call School |
|
International School Mesa del Sol Charter |
2660 Eastman Crossing SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 | 9:30am-4:00pm | (505) 508-3295 | Call School |