With the passage of the 2021-2022 California budget, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) will be expanded, with full implementation of Universal TK slated for the 2025-26 school year. Expansion begins in 2022-23 and incrementally increases eligibility for TK based on children’s birthdates, until Universal TK is achieved by 2025-26 and will include all children who turn 4 before September 1 of the current school year.

Extends TK Eligibility to any child who turns 5 between:

• 2024-25  School Year: Sept. 2, 2024 - June 2, 2025
  

• 2025-26 School Year and Every Year thereafter: All students who will have their fourth (4th) birthday by September 1st of the upcoming school year are eligible for TK (universal eligibility)

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a bridge between preschool and kindergarten. It provides young learners a head start and the opportunity to learn and grow in an environment that is tailored to meet their academic and social needs.

The TK curriculum is a blend of California Common Core Kindergarten standards and the CA Preschool Foundations for five-year olds. The TK program gives students an additional opportunity to continue to build their skills and abilities. Their time in TK will help them to succeed in Kindergarten, become leaders in the classroom, and confidently navigate the school day routine.
 
The TK class provides more opportunities for social-emotional and language development, including mathematics functions through interactive, hands-on activities, which helps students develop and build upon existing skills to be successful in kindergarten, and stimulating classroom centers, which focus on science, mathematics, writing, arts and crafts, community roll play, etc.
TK is part of the public school system and is free to participating students. Registration in the program is optional. Students attend the one-year program and the following year begin Kindergarten. Credentialed teachers using the district-adopted curriculum teach Transitional Kindergarten.

Teacher Credentialing:
Currently, TK teachers are required to have a multiple-subject teaching credential, the same credential teachers need for all the elementary grades. By 2023, TK teachers also need to complete an additional 24 units of early childhood education coursework or the equivalent or they will need to hold a Child Development Permit. Transitional Kindergarten is intended to give young learners a head start and provide them with an opportunity to learn and grow in an environment that is tailored to meet their academic and social needs. Teachers help children develop social and communication skills through activities that build confidence while supporting the Traditional Kindergarten curriculum of math, literacy, and language development taught in interactive ways.

Registration Packets are available for pick-up at your School of Residence beginning February 1, 2024

Registration for the 2024-25 School Year

For the upcoming school year, parents of students who turn 5 between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025 will register their children for Transitional Kindergarten (TK), which is part of the public school system and is free to participating students. Enrollment occurs at the school of residence. Please see our TK/Kinder Registration flyer to learn more about the process and required documents, and contact your school site directly if you have any additional questions. 

If you are unsure which school is your school of residence, you can utilize our interactive attendance boundary map .

Enrollment Documentation:

The following documentation is required for kinder and transitional kinder enrollment:

• Enrollment Packet
  (available by contacting your school of residence site)

• Current immunization records

• Birth certificate
  (Original only, no copies)

• Two current proofs of residence (utility bills, escrow papers, property tax bill)

Video of Past TK/Kinder Parent Information Meeting:

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