Kindergarten
when do children start kindergarten
Eligibility for Kindergarten in Connecticut
- School Year
- 2019-2020 school year, your child must be five years old before January 1, 2020 (born on or before January 1, 2015).
- 2020-2021 school year, your child must be five years old before January 1, 2021 (born on or before January 1, 2016).
- 2021-2022 school year, your child must be five years old before January 1, 2020 (born on or before January 1, 2017).
- 2019-2020 school year, your child must be five years old before January 1, 2020 (born on or before January 1, 2015).
kindergarten registration information
Check back for more information about 2020-2021 School Year.
Before and After School programs
Skills children are working on before and during Kindergarten
”What is School Readiness?
School readiness involves more than just children. In the broadest sense, school readiness is about children, families, early environments, schools, and communities. Children are not innately “ready” or “not ready” for school. Their skills and development are strongly influenced by their families and through their interactions with other people and environments before coming to school"
Read more....Preparing a School-Reading Child
School readiness involves more than just children. In the broadest sense, school readiness is about children, families, early environments, schools, and communities. Children are not innately “ready” or “not ready” for school. Their skills and development are strongly influenced by their families and through their interactions with other people and environments before coming to school"
Read more....Preparing a School-Reading Child
Hamden Elementary Schools
Programs and Activities for Kindergarten Age Children