Kindergarten registration for Lake Washington School District (LWSD) begins next month.

Parents with children who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31 can register at their neighborhood school beginning Feb. 2 from 1 to 7 p.m.

Parents will need to bring proof of the child’s birth date such as a birth certificate or passport, health history, including current immunizations and emergency contact information.

LWSD offers half-day kindergarten for all children in the district. At times, the district may need to transport students to a school other than their neighborhood school due to enrollment levels. If this happens, a lottery will be held on Feb. 9 to determine which students will be affected.

Most schools in the district offer an all-day kindergarten program as well. The district must charge tuition for the all-day program. The state of Washington pays for half-day kindergarten, so the tuition covers the other half of the school day. Fees have not yet been determined for the 2012-13 school year. Tuition for 2011-12 was $3,300. The 2011-12 tuition for those who qualified for a reduced fee was $1,180 and it was $650 for those who qualified for free lunch.

Parents interested in registering their child for all-day kindergarten will need to bring their checkbook, as they will be asked to pay for the first month of kindergarten at the time of registration. Arrangements can also be made for automatic withdrawals from bank accounts for monthly payments during the next school year.

If more than 21 children register for any all-day kindergarten class, a lottery drawing will be held on Feb. 9 to determine the students in those classes.

Parents will be able to register their children for kindergarten after Feb. 2, up through the beginning of the 2012-13 school year. However, they are less likely to be able to get into an all-day kindergarten class and may be more likely to have their child assigned to a different school.

For more information, vista http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Student-Registration/kindergarten-registration.

To determine which school is your neighborhood school, click on “District Map” or “School & Bus Finder,” or call the district transportation office at (425) 936-1120.