TK and Kindergarten Information and Registration

Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will open on Monday January 27, 2025! We will continue accepting new enrollments for the 2024-25 school year for new Davis resident families. We are not able receive ZIP files, please do not send enrollment paperwork as a ZIP file.

*Please note: students will be enrolled into the appropriate grade based on date of birth according to the CDE (California Department of Education).

Current 2024-25 school year:
TK is available to children who have or will turn 4 between September 2, 2023 and June 2, 2024.
Kindergarten is available to children within the district who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 2, 2024.

Kindergarten
NEW! DJUSD Offering Full Day Kindergarten Beginning in the 2025-26 School Year!
kinder kids We are excited to share that, for the first time, our District will be moving to a full day kindergarten program at all elementary sites. This important development will allow DJUSD to better meet the needs of our kinder students and families.

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
little kids Beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

TK classes are three hours and twenty minutes a day during either a morning or afternoon. DJUSD offers TK programs at Birch Lane, Cesar Chavez, Korematsu, Montgomery, North Davis, Patwin, Pioneer and Willett elementary schools.

Your child is eligible for TK or Kindergarten if:

TK: Turn five (5) between September 2, 2025 and September 1, 2026
Kindergarten: Turn five (5) on or before September 1, 2025
Not eligible: Born after September 1, 2021

TK/Kindergarten Info Nights for the 2025-26 School Year
All TK/Kindergarten information nights will be held in January of 2025. Please note that information nights will be held at each elementary school site. Traditional TK and Kindergarten will all be held on the same date and each choice program will be on different dates.

Site/Program	Date	Time	Location
Birch Lane Montessori - K	January 7	6:00 p.m.	MPR & classrooms
Birch Lane Neighborhood - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	Room 2
Cesar Chavez - Spanish Immersion TK/K	January 14	5:00 - 6:30 p.m.	MPR
Fairfield Elementary -K	January 22	6:00 p.m.	K/1 Classroom
Korematsu - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	MPR (tours in H52 & H53)
Montgomery - TWBI TK/K	January 21	5:30-6:30 p.m.	B-2
North Davis - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	MPR
Patwin - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	Library
Pioneer - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	MPR
Willett - TK/K	January 23	6:00 p.m.	New MPR

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN (TK)
The Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 established TK which offers a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young students and builds a strong foundation for school success. TK classes are three hours and twenty minutes a day during either a morning or afternoon session similar to Kindergarten. The program will follow the DJUSD calendar.

Davis Joint Unified School District is accepting TK enrollments for the 2024-25 school year for Davis residents. Registration forms (found below) can be emailed to enrollment @djusd.net or dropped off at the District Office.

For the 2024-25 school year, children within the district who has turned or will turn 4 between September 2, 2023 and June 2, 2024, are eligible to enroll in TK.

Families may apply for an Intra District Transfer to attend a TK site other than their attendance/neighborhood area. Requests to transfer to another school are approved based upon space availability in TK at the requested school.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Complete enrollment packets can be emailed to enrollment @djusd.net or dropped off at the District Office located at 526 B street, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. A secure drop box is located near the main entrance for after hours. We are not able receive ZIP files, please do not send as a ZIP file.

Children within the district who will reach their fifth birthday on or before September 2, 2024, are eligible for Kindergarten. Find your neighborhood school here.

Before turning in your enrollment packet, you must first complete Online Pre-Enrollment. Be sure to submit, print and sign your pre-enrollment and make sure all legal parent/guardian(s) are listed as a primary contact. Pre-enrollment needs to be included with all other enrollment documents listed below. For assistance with pre-enrollment, printing or copies of other documents, please contact the district office at 530-757-5300.

If you are unable to email an enrollment packet you may come to the District Office Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to submit your students paperwork.

Enrollment documents for TK and Kindergarten:

Submitted printed and signed Pre-enrollment form: must be submitted first, then printed out and signed; include signed pre-enrollment or returning enrollment form in the enrollment packet
Copy of parent/guardian ID
Copy of proof of student age: birth certificate or passport
Verification of Residence form (DJUSD form)
Proof of residence: current lease or mortgage statement only
Home Language Survey (DJUSD form)
Primary Language Survey: only if language other than English or Spanish is spoken at home (DJUSD form)
Student Health and Family History Questionnaire: TK-6th grade only (DJUSD form)
Copy of immunization records: current printout from doctor or clinic translated into English; if there are missing immunizations, they must be administered prior to the first day of school (required immunizations are 4 Polio, 5 DTap, 3 Hepatitis B, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella). Additional information can be found in Parent's guide to Immunization English Spanish

Before the first day of school, students' must submit a record of all state required vaccines or proof of an appointment or they cannot attend school.

Copy of COMPLETE Immunization records (In English from doctor or clinic)
Conditional Enrollment, provide proof of a doctors appointment