Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was all fun and games (and finger painting and singing and dancing) in preschool, but kindergarten is a different ball game.

Transitional kindergarten — a year that prepares children who aren’t quite old enough or mature enough for kindergarten — boosts school readiness and achievement in the spots around the state where it ...

The Peninsula School District launched the first session of its Transitional Kindergarten program in January. This program brings an opportunity for children to get a head start on learning before ...

Following changes to state requirements, transitional kindergarten is expanding to serve more students at Poway Unified. As part of the program, all 4-year-old students will be offered universal ...

This article was originally published in EdSource. Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation, according to a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators plan to use part of the state’s unexpected surplus to expand transitional kindergarten to all California 4-year-olds, making it a new grade in the K-12 public ...

First day of school jitters are natural for both young learners and parents — especially as California elementary schools are enrolling 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten. Whether your child is ...

In 2021, California launched a $2.7 billion effort to expand transitional kindergarten, with the goal of making it available to every 4-year-old resident by the 2025-26 school year. Now, as the full ...

In a major shift for early education, California is expanding its transitional kindergarten program to eventually include all 4-year-olds. While most districts will receive additional dollars for the ...

State leaders have approved a rollout of universal transitional kindergarten over the next few years, but San Diego Unified will jump ahead and offer it to all 4-year-olds this fall. Meanwhile at ...

It was all fun and games (and finger painting and singing and dancing) in preschool, but kindergarten is a different ball game. Knowing whether or not your kid is ready for the structure and ...