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Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Parents, early childhood educators, care givers and community members can find information about age and other requirements for admission to kindergarten and ways to support students as they enter kindergarten on this MDE Early Learning Services Web page. Kindergarten transition resources are located at the bottom of this page.

Below are links to Minnesota Statutes about kindergarten:
Definition of kindergarten and prekindergarten (Minn. Stat. § 120A.05, subdivision 10a)

Age requirement for admission to public school kindergarten (Minn. Stat. § 120A.20)

Age for required school attendance in Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 120A.22, subdivision 5, 6)

Requirement of early childhood health and developmental screening prior to public school kindergarten enrollment (Minn. Stat. § 121A.17)

Requirement of immunizations for school entry (Minn. Stat. § 121A.15)

Requirement of school districts to provide kindergarten (Minn. Stat. § 124D.02)

Financing Full Day Kindergarten Programs:

 

Kindergarten Transition Resources  84Kb (2/27/06)
     Strategies families, community members, teachers, caregivers and policy makers can use to support children's transition from home and early childhood environments to kindergarten.
The 3 R's of Full Day Programs for Kindergartners  2Mb (9/20/06)
     PowerPoint presentation describing funding of full day programs for kindergarten students given at the 2006 Superintendent Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota.