Dear Applicant,
Thank you for applying to the Menifee State Preschool Program for the 2024-2025 school year. We are a low income based program, if you qualify for our program under the guidelines outlined; there is no cost to attend. Current income verification for the last 30 days will be required at time of on application.
Our program is for children that are 3 and 4 years old on or before December 1, 2024, with priority given to 4 year-olds.
All online applications for subsidized child care submitted to the Menifee State Preschool are added to an internal database. Once you've applied for subsidized child care at our agency, if an opening is not immediately available, your child will be placed on our waiting list until he or she is placed or they age out.
State preschool enrollment is granted according to age and eligibility (income and family/household size), not the length of time a child has been on the list. The priority of your child's enrollment can change at any time depending on your eligibility and the eligibility of other families. If an opening becomes available, you will be contacted by phone or mail.
The confidentiality of your personal information is important to us. All personal information you submit on your application will be maintained and viewed only by Menifee Preschool employees with a need to know.
Income Verification Requirements for State Preschool
- Proof of income must be submitted for both parents/domestic partners and may include:
- AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependents Children) –Notice of Action
- Current pay stubs for the last month
- Military LES for the last month
- Proof of unemployment (unemployment check stubs) for the last month
- Social Security (bank statements showing automatic deposits) for the last month
- Child Support/Spousal support verification for the last month
- Proof of self-employment (quarterly tax form, profit and loss statement, or cash receipts and client name and telephone numbers) for the last three months
- Families with one parent household, must provide one of the following:
- Records of marriage, divorce, domestic partnership or legal separation
- Court-ordered child custody arrangements
- Evidence that the parent signing the application has filed for child support with the appropriate local agency or a signed statement that absent parent does not provide support for the care and well-being of the child, the statement must include the term “I sear this to be true under penalty of perjury.”
Documentation and determination of family size:
- Birth Certificates for all children listed as dependents
- Court order regarding child custody
- Adoption documents
- Records of Foster Care placements
- School or medical records
- County welfare department records