Lebenslauf

1. In California, to be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old on or before December 2 of the school year.


Kindergarten is not mandatory and children are not required to attend school until age 6. Because kindergarten has become increasingly academically oriented and is an important foundation for first grade, the vast majority of families do enroll their children in kindergarten at age 5. Districts may allow parents to enroll children if they turn 5 in the middle of the school year, but most choose not to because of space constraints and possible complications around promotion to first grade.

2. You have to fill out registration and emergency medical referral forms.


Check with your local district for their requirements.

3. You may be asked to provide the following:


Proof of your child's age and identity: either a birth certificate or another reliable document stating the child's identity and age (such as a passport, school ID card, school rec...