Age to Enroll in Prek or K

There are regulations for the age a child must be to enroll in public school Prekindergarten and Kindergarten:

 A child admitted to the prekindergarten program in public schools shall be 4 years old or older on September 1 of the school year in which the child applies for entrance.

 A child admitted to the kindergarten program in the public schools shall be 5 years old or older on September 1 of the school year in which the child applies for entrance.

Allowing a child who is not 4 by September 1 to be in your 4-year-old class does not mean that he or she will be able to enroll in kindergarten the following year in a public school. A parent may apply for early entrance to kindergarten at the local school system office, but that does not guarantee enrollment. That child may need to attend another year of 4-year-old prekindergarten in order to meet the age requirement the following year.

Please be sure that your parents understand the age for school attendance in public schools, especially if it is different from the ages that you use for grouping children in your classrooms.