Busing eligibility is based on walk distance criteria set by each Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. This means, your child must live outside the walk distance set by your region.

If your child is eligible for pre-primary this year, they may also be eligible for busing. 

When you call to register your child for the program, the operator can advise you of your eligibility to receive busing.

Pre-primary is an inclusive program. Children with special needs, who meet the eligibility criteria to be bused to the program, will have access to transportation.

If your child is registered to attend pre-primary in September and they are eligible to receive busing, your Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial will send you all necessary information.

Walk distance criteria is set by each Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial. This information can be found on their websites or by calling your regional centre or the CSAP.

For these and other service-related questions, please contact your Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.

For this and other service-related questions, please contact your Regional Centre for Education or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.

Your child will be on the same bus as your family, friends and neighbours from your community.

The other children on the bus will be public school students.

This is not uncommon, as four-year-olds have been bused to programs and schools across the province regularly and safely for more than a decade.

School buses are among the safest vehicles on the road due to their unique design features. The Motor Vehicle Act requires all children under 40 pounds to use a seatbelt on a school bus, if they are available.

Four-year-olds in Nova Scotia have been bused regularly and safely for more than a decade without additional supervision. Supervision on buses is an operational decision of the RCE or CSAP.