kindergarten

There are five immunizations required as a condition of entry into kindergarten in California: polio; DTaP, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; hepatitis B; MMR; and varicella, or chickenpox.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The next governor will take the helm after Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritized learning for children under 5 by expanding transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds and opening more subsidized child-care spaces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

A quarter century later, Amundson, now a 39-year-old travel agent and former kindergarten teacher, received a call from her 13-year-old neighbor.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Seifried drafted a law that passed in April requiring 40 minutes of daily recess in kindergarten through fifth grade, up from 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

After her father moved away over the summer, her mother explained that they didn’t have the money to send her to the school she’d gone to since kindergarten and she would have to switch.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The state’s measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccinations among kindergartens fell nearly 10% over 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Authorities also waived fees for public kindergartens beginning last fall.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A has never been required as a condition of entry to California’s kindergartens or child-care centers, however.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

Planter boxes filled with microbially rich soil could be introduced at kindergartens, schools and, for example, hospitals, especially in densely built urban areas.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson