This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten.

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

The terms “pre-K” and “TK” are popping up a lot in K-12 education circles right now, referring to pre-kindergarten or transitional kindergarten. This grade is intended as a “transition” year between ...

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - The start of a new school year brings new changes to California public schools, with transitional kindergarten now universally available for the first time. The 2025-2026 ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

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