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Download full textAnna Powell; Wanzi Muruvi; Lea J. E. Austin; Abby Copeman Petig – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2025
In Spring 2024, the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) asked a small sample of transitional kindergarten (TK) teachers: "When your supervisor visits your classroom, what kind of feedback or suggestions do they give? What do they comment on?" One respondent wrote, "She will give feedback on how my lessons went…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Anna Powell; Tobi Adejumo – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2024
Transitional kindergarten (TK) is rapidly expanding to become a universal program in California. This data snapshot highlights the inconsistent awareness that parents currently have about TK, including how they describe it, who it is for, and how they receive information about TK. The variation in parents' experiences aligns with previous findings…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Knowledge Level, Parents
California Early Educator Experience and Interest in Teaching Birth to Three. Data Snapshot. Updated
Anna Powell; Wanzi Muruvi; Lea J. E. Austin; Abby Copeman Petig – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2025
California will soon offer transitional kindergarten (TK) to all four-year-olds, a school-based option for early care and education (ECE). According to the state Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, universal TK for four-year-olds should enable more children age three and younger to be served in other settings like child care centers and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teaching Experience, Toddlers
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Direct linkAnna Powell; Brandy Jones Lawrence; Wanzi Muruvi – State Education Standard, 2024
As part of its effort to make universal prekindergarten (UPK) available to four-year-olds, California has recently expanded transitional kindergarten (TK) in its public schools. TK will be a full pre-K grade level in all districts by the 2025-26 school year. Other states that seek to broaden access to early care and education (ECE) can learn…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Barriers
Wanzi Muruvi; Jeremy Simon; Anna Powell; Abby Copeman Petig; Yoonjeon Kim – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2025
Transitional kindergarten (TK)--California's universal prekindergarten options that represent the first year of a two-year kindergarten program--began expansion during the 2022-2023 school year and is gradually increasing age eligibility. By the fall of 2025, all four-year-olds across the state will have access to TK in public schools. While the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Equal Education
