KINDERGARTEN READINESS ACT

In 2010, California passed the Kindergarten Readiness Act, to read further information on the impact of this act you can reference the brief and executive summary below sponsored by American Institutes For Research (AIR)

• Brief from a Study of California's Transitional Kindergarten Program, “The Impact of Transitional Kindergarten on Kindergarten Readiness.” 

• Executive Summary, "California's Transitional Kindergarten Program: Report on the First Year of Implementation​."​

Additionally, Early Edge of California and the California Department of Education are co-hosting an expanded Transitional Kindergarten (TK) webinar on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. that will provide an overview of expanded transitional kindergarten funding.  For details on the webinar and how to register please visit the Early Edge of California website.

Click here to read the article by Sarah Tully on "Study: Transitional kindergarten ​students are better prepared for school​."