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Table 4.1. Kindergarten requirements, by state: 2006 | |||
State | Kindergarten program required1 | Full-day kindergarten required | Half-day kindergarten required |
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United States2 | 44 | 11 | 20 |
Alabama | Yes | Yes | No |
Alaska | No | No | No |
Arizona | Yes | No | Yes |
Arkansas | Yes | Yes | No |
California | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Colorado | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Connecticut | Yes | No | Yes |
Delaware | Yes | No | Yes |
District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Florida | Yes | Yes | No |
Georgia | Yes | Yes | No |
Hawaii | Yes | Yes | No |
Idaho | No | No | No |
Illinois | Yes | No | Yes |
Indiana | Yes | No | Yes |
Iowa | Yes | No | Yes |
Kansas | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Kentucky | Yes | No | Yes |
Louisiana | Yes | Yes | No |
Maine | Yes | No | Yes |
Maryland | Yes | No | Yes |
Massachusetts | Yes | No | Yes |
Michigan | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Minnesota | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Mississippi | Yes | Yes | No |
Missouri | Yes | No | Yes |
Montana | Yes | No | Yes |
Nebraska | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Nevada | Yes | No | Yes |
New Hampshire | No | No | No |
New Jersey5 | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
New Mexico | Yes | No | Yes |
New York | No | No | No |
North Carolina | Yes | Yes | No |
North Dakota | No | No | No |
Ohio | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Oklahoma | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Oregon | Yes | No | Yes |
Pennsylvania | No | No | No |
Rhode Island | Yes | No | Yes |
South Carolina | Yes | Yes | No |
South Dakota | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Tennessee | Yes | Yes | No |
Texas | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Utah | Yes | No | Yes |
Vermont | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Virginia | Yes | Yes3 | Yes3 |
Washington | Yes | No | Yes |
West Virginia | Yes | Yes | No |
Wisconsin | Yes | No | Yes |
Wyoming | Yes | No | Yes |
— Not available. 1 Indicates that districts are required to offer kindergarten. 2 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. 3 Indicates that either full-day or half-day is required. States were only counted in the total when the entire state was required to have only a full-day kindergarten program or only a half-day kindergarten program. 4 The District of Columbia did not participate in the 2006 online survey. 5 New Jersey data are for Abbott Districts only. Abbott Districts are school districts covered by a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that found the education provided to urban school children was inadequate and unconstitutional. There are 31 Abbott Districts in New Jersey. SOURCE: Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education: 2006, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2007. Data Source |