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Kern County Transitional Kindergarten
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Transitional Kindergarten

 

A transitional kindergarten is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.  

 

The Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 (Senate Bill 1381) has enacted a historic reform to help ensure that children are better prepared to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

 

The legislation changes the requirements for kindergarten entry from five years old by December 2 to five years old by September 1, so that all children enter kindergarten at age five. The new law amends the state Education Code relating to kindergarten to create "transitional kindergarten," the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for students born between September and December. This gives four-year-olds with fall birthdays an additional year of preparation before entering kindergarten.

This website is intended to provide background and resources for school districts as they implement Transitional Kindergarten.

 

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