Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.

A child is eligible for TK if the child will have his or her fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2.

TK programs are not preschool classrooms or child development programs. They are part of the K-12 public school system and are the first year of a two-year kindergarten program. TK programs are intended to be aligned to the California Preschool Learning Foundations developed by the CDE. TK programs are required to be taught by a teacher who meets credentialing requirements.

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