Universal transitional kindergarten requires that all children four years of age be admitted to a preschool program by the 2025/2026 school year.
What Senator Connie Leyva’s bill, SB 976, does is ensure that parents have the option to send their child to a community-based preschool program and not just one based out of a public elementary school.
“This piece (SB-976) will allow all four year old’s to have transitional kindergarten, and their parents will be able to do what they need so they can keep working. I think this is the fix to a small problem,” said state senator Connie Leyva.
Leyva says supporting community-based providers and their employees is important and will ensure that they will not be forced to close due to declining enrollment.
