Kindergarten Fast Facts for Alaska
Topics: Alaska
| Required Immunizations | Number of Doses |
| DTP/DT/DtaP | 5 |
| Polio | 4 |
| MMR | 2 |
| Hepatitis B | 3 |
| Hepatitis B | 2 |
| Varicella | 2 |
Web Page: http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/id/iz/schedules/schedule.pdf
http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/bulletins/docs/b2008_03.pdf
Kindergarten entry cutoff date: Children that are 5 years old on or before September 1 can go to kindergarten. Children do not legally have to go to kindergarten, but most children do.
Web Page: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/nclb/pdf/parent_toolkit.pdf
More registration information:
Webpage, pdf, contact info: Contact the relevant district
Web Page: http://eed.state.ak.us/DOE_Rolodex/schools/Search.cfm
Pre-kindergarten?: Yes, Head Start and pre-kindergarten programs
Web Page: http://eed.state.ak.us/tls/support/support_chart.html
Expenditure per student: $10847.00
Web Page: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_174.asp
Other information/articles:
Early Learning Guidelines
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/publications/EarlyLearningGuidelines.
On the Threshold
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/publications/OnTheThreshold.pdf
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