Age Requirement for Kindergarten, 2013-2014 School Year changing
Senate Bill (SB) 1381 amended California Education Code (Section 46300, 48000, and 48010) to change the required birthday for admission to Kindergarten and First Grade and established a Transitional Kindergarten Program, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, and continuing. Transitional Kindergarten is the first year of a two-year Kindergarten program that uses a modified Kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.
A child who completes one year in a Transitional Kindergarten Program will attend the Kindergarten class the next school year.