Kindergarten Fast Facts for California
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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