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Transitional kindergarten will be open to all 4-year-olds in California during the 2025-26 school year. Local school districts across Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside have opened up TK and kindergarten registration for next school year.
The TK program, which became a requirement of public schools in the state in 2021, aims to create a smoother transition for children between preschool and kindergarten. Over the course of five years, the state has been slowly expanding the age requirement for enrollment, but some local schools in the area have already welcomed all 4-year-olds.
For the 2025-26 school year, prospective TK students must be born on or between Sept. 2, 2020 and Sept. 1, 2021. For kindergarten, children must turn 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025.
Find out how to register your students for TK and kindergarten below.
Menlo Park City School District
TK and kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year begins on Monday, Feb. 3, at 8 a.m. for Menlo Park City School District families.
Families can learn more about the TK and kindergarten programs during the following meetings:
- Encinal TK Info Night: Jan. 30 from 5-6 p.m. in Room 13 at Encinal School, 195 Encinal Ave., Atherton
- Encinal Kinder Info Night: Jan. 30 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the large multipurpose room at Encinal School
- Laurel Prospective Family Info Night: Jan. 30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room E3 at Laurel School Lower Campus, 95 Edge Road, Atherton
MPCSD is also holding informational meetings for its Kindergarten Spanish Immersion during one of the following meetings:
- Feb. 5 at 9-10 a.m. at the Teacher Education Resource Center at the MPCSD office,181 Encinal Ave., Atherton
- Feb. 12 at 6-7 p.m. at the TERC
- Feb. 26 at 9-10 a.m. at the ENSPIRE Lab, Room 33 at Encinal Elementary, 195 Encinal Ave., Atherton
For more information on enrollment visit district.mpcsd.org. Registration questions can be directed to the District Registrar at 650-321-7140 ext. 5600 or at registrar@mpcsd.org.
Portola Valley School District
Registration for TK at the Portola Valley School District began on Jan. 17.
For more information on registration, visit pvsd.net/student-registration.
Woodside Elementary School District
Registrations for TK and kindergarten opened on Jan. 8 for the 2025-26 school year at the Woodside Elementary School District.
The school district is hosting a TK orientation on Jan. 30 from 8:45-9:45 a.m. If you cannot make it to the orientation but would like access to the information presented, email malstrom@woodsideschool.us.
Orientations will include an introduction to school staff and administrators, an overview of school programs, guidance through the registration process and a Q&A.
School tour dates are also available to TK, kindergarten and new families at 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 5, March 5, April 1 and May 6. Register for a tour on tinyurl.com/Woodsideschooltour.
For more information on TK and kindergarten orientation and registration visit tinyurl.com/WoodsideTKandKinder.
Las Lomitas Elementary School District
Registration for TK will open in early spring for Las Lomitas Elementary School District and will remain open throughout the spring. All children turning four on or before Sept. 1 are guaranteed enrollment in the program.
Children are required to meet pre-kindergarten immunization requirements prior to the first day of school.
For more information on registration call Deanna Celis at 650-854-5900 or email registration@llesd.org. For information on the program visit llesd.org.
Ravenswood City School District
All children turning 4 years old by Sept. 1, 2024 are eligible for a full-day of TK at the Ravenswood City School District. Registration online for the 2025-26 school year is not available, but a registration packet can be downloaded or picked up from the district office located at 2160 Euclid Ave. in East Palo Alto.
To be updated on important information on Ravenswood schools and the enrollment process, fill out the pre-enrollment interest form.
Questions can be directed to district Registrar Adriana Vasquez at avasquez@ravenswoodschools.org. More information on registration can be found on ravenswoodschools.org.
