Full-day preschool and childcare options

How it works

Students attend half-day preschool at Airport Heights or Tudor elementary school. Once the preschool day ends, students will continue to receive childcare at the same school, operated by a community partner, until the end of the school day at 2:30 p.m. or the end of the work day at 6 p.m.

At Airport Heights Elementary, Hillcrest Youth Center will operate the childcare. At Tudor Elementary, RurAL CAP will operate the childcare.

Who qualifies

Children ages 4-5 years old who haven’t started kindergarten.

To attend the Airport Heights program, families must live in the Airport Heights, Williwaw or Wonder Park elementary school boundaries.

To attend the Tudor program, families must live in the Tudor Elementary School Boundary.

What are the hours of operation?

• Preschool: 8 a.m. – noon (9 a.m.-noon on Mondays)
• After-preschool care: Noon-2:30 p.m. (end of school day) OR noon-6 p.m. (end of work day) End time is based on parent preference.

Children in the program will be supervised at the same school location for the full day.

All programs follow the ASD school calendar. Preschool and childcare are not available on no-school days.

What locations are available for full day care?

Airport Heights Elementary

ASD will operate the preschool from 8 a.m. to noon. Once preschool ends, Hillcrest Youth Center will provide childcare at Airport Heights Elementary until the end of the day.

Tudor Elementary

ASD will operate the preschool from 8 a.m. to noon. Once preschool ends, RurAL CAP will provide childcare at Tudor Elementary until the end of the day.

My child already attends a preschool program. How do I enroll them in the full-day program?

If your family is currently in 4-year-old preschool at Airport Heights, Williwaw or Wonder Park, and you are interested in Hillcrest post-preschool care located at Airport Heights, please email: hyc@hillcrestak.org.

If your family is currently in 4-year-old preschool at Tudor Elementary and you are interested in RurAL CAP post-preschool care, please email: rflint@ruralcap.org.

What is the cost?

There is no cost to attend an ASD preschool.

Fees for after-preschool childcare are determined by the organizations that run the care programs.

Additionally, the full-day care partnership receives funding from the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education Fund. This fund uses dollars collected from the Municipality of Anchorage’s marijuana tax revenue to support child care and early childhood education.

Ready to enroll your child?