Daycare and Busing

1. Will busing be provided from daycare locations within the new zone?
   Yes, if the daycare is located within your school zone. Example: If your child attends a daycare within the Dutton zone, busing will be available to Dutton Elementary.

2. What if my daycare is outside of my child’s assigned zone?
   Busing is only provided for daycare locations within the designated school boundary.

3. What elementary school is my child’s daycare zoned for?

   • Milestones Childcare Center: Kettle Lake Elementary
   • Gilden Woods Early Care and Preschool: Emmons Lake Elementary
   • Adventures Learning Center: Emmons Lake Elementary

For more information on local licensed childcare facilities, visit: Michigan Childcare Search

4. Can nonresident students use busing from daycare locations? 
   Yes, if the daycare is an approved bus stop within the school boundary. Arrangements must be made through the transportation office.

Special Programs and IEPs

1. Will the boundary change affect my child’s specialized transportation or program services?
   No. Students with IEP-based specialized programs and transportation will continue to receive services as determined by the IEP team, regardless of boundary changes.

In-District Transfers

1. Will Young Fives students receive priority for kindergarten placement?
   Yes. Young Fives students are placed in their zoned school. To attend outside your zone, apply for an In-District Transfer.

2. I want my Young Fives student to attend the same school as their siblings, even if it’s outside our zone. What should I do?
   Apply for an In-District Transfer starting February 1, 2025. Your child will receive Priority 1 status. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM.

3. My child attends a school outside of our zone. Can they stay there?
   Yes, but transportation becomes your responsibility.

School of Choice Families

1. Can nonresident families transfer their child to a school that their daycare is zoned for?
   Yes. Follow the In-District Transfer process.

2. What are the priorities for transfers?

   • Siblings who want to be reunited.

   • Families transferring back to their home boundary zone.

   • Other internal transfer requests.

3. Can nonresident students use busing if they remain in their current school?
   Yes, but you must transport your child to an approved bus stop within that school’s zone.

4. Could transportation for non-residents be removed?
   Transportation is provided based on availability. If a bus route is full, the transportation office will help identify a bus stop with capacity. CCS will make all reasonable efforts to transport any enrolled student who qualifies for transportation and desires to use our bus system.