Kindergarten Readiness Frequently Asked Questions

According to the California Common Core State Standards, children are not expected to know their letters or numbers prior to entering kindergarten.  By the end of the kindergarten year, students are expected to learn their letters and numbers through 30. 

If you are concerned that kindergarten would not be the appropriate placement for your child, we encourage you to schedule a meeting with one of our administrators to further discuss your concerns. 

One of the main foci for kindergarten students is the development of social skills to enable them to make friends and work well with others.  Teachers plan specific lessons to help develop these skills and support students in making decisions about how they will interact with others.

Developmentally, children at this age are very active and curious, so they are frequently moving their bodies to explore the world around them.  At the beginning of the kindergarten year, teachers plan for a lot of movement in their lessons and provide short, focused mini-lessons for students.  As the year progresses, students learn how to sit and listen for extended periods of time.

In California children between six and eighteen years of age are subject to compulsory full-time education.

According to Education Code 48000[a], a child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a later time in the same year if the child will have his or her fifth birthday on or before September 1 of the school year.