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Your 4‑year‑old can start school this year. Here’s how transitional kindergarten works

In 2021, California launched a $2.7 billion effort to expand transitional kindergarten, with the goal of making it available to every 4-year-old resident by the 2025-26 school year. Now, as the full ...
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Considering transitional kindergarten for your child? Take a peek inside one ideal scenario

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SLO County 4-year-olds are going to school. Take a look inside a TK classroom

This story is part of SLO Tribune's Parents Central, our expanding coverage for local parents. We're tackling issues that matter to you the most, explaining the "what it means," from school budgets to ...
KQED

As Public Transitional Kindergarten Thrives, Child Care Centers Are Closing

California finally rolled out free preschool for all 4-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year, after more than a decade of expanding what the state calls transitional kindergarten. Many advocates hoped ...