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Transitional Kindergarten California

URL: https://tkcalifornia.org/

TKCalifornia is an online hub for finding easy-to-use resources for administrators, teachers, and parents as California expands Transitional Kindergarten (TK) to serve all 4-year-olds. Many educators over the years have called for a developmentally appropriate grade for our youngest learners—now with the expansion of TK, California is on the cusp of achieving the vision of the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care (MPELC), which called for a year of publicly-funded preschool for all children in California.

On this site, you can find:

  • Resources for administrators to help them navigate staffing, facilities, funding, and more as TK is expanded to more children.
  • Strategies and tools for teachers on classroom management and developmentally appropriate practices.
  • Information for parents on what to expect in a TK classroom and how they can help their child get the most out of their TK experience.