Free Preschool for the 2026-2027 School Year

David Douglas School District is offering free preschool at all nine elementary schools, and the high school for the 2026-2027 school year. All families residing in David Douglas are encouraged to apply.

Space is limited. Registration is not first come, first served.

Eligibility and Important Information

Who Can Apply

• Families must reside in the David Douglas School District and live within the catchment area. You will be asked to show proof of residence at the point of enrollment.
• Students who live outside the district are not eligible to apply.

If You Move Out of the District

• If a student is accepted but the family moves outside the district during the school year, the student may remain in preschool for the rest of the year. District transportation will no longer be available, and families will need to provide their own transportation.

Attendance Requirement

Students are expected to maintain 90% or higher attendance to continue participating in the preschool program.

All David Douglas Preschools are full day (9:00-3:30), five day a week, district preschool classrooms, operating on the elementary school calendar. Partial days or weeks are not available. 

Preschool Promise Site – David Douglas High School (South Campus)

Eligibility and Important Information

Who Can Apply

• Preschool Promise sites have income restrictions and are available to families living at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level with a housing adjustment.

Follow the link below to look up your neighborhood school

1. Visit Portland Maps
2. Enter your home address
3. Click on the Schools section
4. The elementary, middle and high school your home address is assigned to will be listed

Please click on the links below for more information about Preschool Promise

Preschool Promise Flyer (English)

Preschool Promise Flyer (Spanish)

Preschool for All Sites (PFA)

The application for Preschool for All is currently OPEN. Please click on the link below to apply.

• Transportation:
  Transportation is available only to students attending preschool at their neighborhood/home school (the same school they will attend for Kindergarten). To find your neighborhood school, use this link or call 503-256-6526.

Preschool for All Sites

• Cherry Park
• Gilbert Heights
• Gilbert Park
• Lincoln Park (Dual Language – Spanish) & (non-dual language preschool)
• Menlo Park
• Ventura Park
• West Powellhurst
• Earl Boyles
• Mill Park

Child Development Center (CDC)

The Child Development Center is a tuition paying program located on the David Douglas High School South Campus (1500 SE 130th). This program serves children from birth up to age 3, and is full day (7:00am-4:30pm) childcare, Monday-Friday, on the high school calendar. 

The CDC is able to bill Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) for families who qualify.

If you are a teen parent, the CDC is available at no cost to you while you complete your high school education at David Douglas.

For more information about the CDC, please click here.

Double D Learning Lab

The Double D Learning Lab is a low cost tuition paying program located on our David Douglas High School South campus (1500 SE 130th). This is a 5 hour a day, 4 days a week program for children ages 3-5. 

For more information about this program click here. 

Multnomah Early Childhood’s “Peer Program” is a program for children three to five years of age.

Multnomah Early Childhood’s “Peer Program” is a program for children three to five years of age. It is an integrated program for children with identified learning challenges and their peers.