Applications for pre-Kindergarten programs at three elementary schools for the 2016-2017 school year are available beginning Jan. 11, 2016.

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Applications for the Charter Oak International Academy, Florence E. Smith STEM School and Webster Hill School 2016-2017 school-day pre-Kindergarten programs are available in all West Hartford Elementary School Offices, in the Residency Office (room 154) at the Town Hall, and on the West Hartford Public Schools website www.whps.org beginning Jan. 11, 2016.

Applicants must reside in West Hartford and must be 4 years old on or before Jan. 1, 2017, for programs at Charter Oak, Smith and Webster Hill.

Charter Oak is also accepting three year olds who must be 3 on or before Sept. 1, 2016.

Enrollment will be granted based on a lottery system. For more information and dates for the pre-Kindergarten open houses, go to www.whps.org or call Mary Stone, Early Childhood curriculum specialist, at 860-561-6635.