Transitional Kindergarten

PVPUSD offers a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) as an exciting educational option allowing children to further develop their social and emotional skills and be ready to actively engage in academics at the traditional kindergarten level. TK builds a bridge between preschool years and traditional kindergarten by offering a standards-aligned curriculum by credentialed PVPUSD teachers.

Transitional Kindergarten is a District program that does not adhere to school boundaries. There is a possibility for students to be placed at any school in the district, regardless of existing sibling attendance. While every attempt is made to place students at a school near their family residence, there is no guarantee this can happen. Students who attend a TK program at a school that is not their home school will be assigned to attend their home school for grades K-5.

Students are automatically admitted into Transitional Kindergarten if they turn five from September 2nd through February 2nd. Eligible students may enroll in TK by following the Enrollment process found here

Universal Eligibility in TK

According to Assembly Bill 130, there will be universal eligibility for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. PVPUSD will slowly begin to implement this by increasing the age of four-year-olds who can be admitted into TK each year beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

2022-2023 School Year

Students can enroll in TK if they turn 5 between September 2nd and February 2nd

2023-2024 School Year

Students can enroll in TK if they turn 5 between September 2nd and April 2nd

2024-2025 School Year

Students can enroll in TK if they turn 5 between September 2nd – June 2nd

2025-2026 School Year (and each school year thereafter)

Students who will have their fourth birthday by September 1st shall be admitted into TK.

Students who turn 5 on September 1st shall be admitted into Kindergarten

Due to the changes with Assembly Bill 130, PVPUSD will strictly adhere to the birthday cutoffs as outlined above and PVPUSD will no longer screen for TK beginning in 2022.