Welcome to the
Manitowoc Public School District

The MPSD offers an optional, FREE half-day four-year-old kindergarten for children who will be age 4 on, or before, September 1st of the school year they are enrolling. 4K teachers are licensed by the state Department of Public Instruction to teach typically developing youngsters, children with delays, and those with advanced skills and abilities. 4K is offered in conjunction with supplementary childcare or as a stand-alone program. Registration deadline for 4K enrollment is April 15.

WATCH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MPSD 4K:

4K School Supply List

4K in 2025-2026

Great news for students and families! 4K will be half-day in 2025-2026 and will be in session 5 days per week - Monday through Friday.

Come check out MPSD's 4K site at Riverview Learning Community during Open House on Feb. 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6 p.m.

💻 When registering for 4K for 2025-2026, please choose the correct school year.

🚸 MPSD offers Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK is the gift of time for students that are not developmentally ready for Kindergarten… yet.

4K Locations
(2024-2025)

💻 For the 2024-2025 school year, 4K online registration deadline is April 15.

  MPSD Riverview
Learning Community
4400 Michigan Avenue
AM class 8:00-10:45am
PM class 12:15-3:00pm
riverview.manitowocpublicschools.org

  Lakeshore Child
Care Center
3400 Division Street
AM class 8:00-10:40am
(no PM class)
lakeshorechildcarecenter.com

  YMCA
205 Maritime Drive
AM class 8:25-11:05am
PM class 12:45-3:25pm
www.mtrymca.org/childcare