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Kindergarten Fast Facts for California

Source: State: California Department of Education
Topics: California

 Required Immunizations Number of Doses 
DTP/DT/DtaP 5
  Polio 4
MMR 2
Hepatitis B 3
Hepatitis A 2
Varicella 1

Web Pages:

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/IMM711-0802.pdf

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/imm234e.pdf

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/imm-395.pdf

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/Table1-2HibChanges.pdf

http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fb/documents/factbook2008.pdf


Kindergarten entry cutoff date:  Districts must admit children at the beginning of the school year (or whenever they move into a district) if they will be five years of age on or before December 2 of the school year (EC Section 48000[a]).

Web Page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderinfo.asp


More registration information:  Contact the District

Web Page:  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderinfo.asp


Pre-kindergarten?:  yes

Web Page:  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderinfo.asp

Early Start Home Page     http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm


Expenditure per student:  $7905.00

Web Page:  http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_174.asp


Other information/articles:

Kindergarten Frequently Asked Questions  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderfaq.asp
Extended Day Kindergarten   http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/extendaykinder.asp
California Kindergarten Survey 2006  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kindersrvy06result.asp
Elementary      http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/
Early Childhood Special Education Series http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/ecseries.asp
California Parent Organizations  http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/caprntorg.asp
Reasons for Concern   http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/concerns.asp
Family Involvement & Partnerships http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/index.asp
California Preschool Learning Foundations http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations
Catalog Listings of Publications  http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc/ap/pubcat.aspx; search for “Kindergarten” as the keyword

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