Preschool and Kindergarten
Pre-School Information
Kindergarten Information
New Enrollment Age for Kindergarten Students
Act 462 of the Regular Session of the 86th Arkansas General Assembly (2007) changed the age of enrollment for kindergarten students entering public schools.
For the 2009-2010 school year, students may enter kindergarten in the public schools of Arkansas if the student will attain the age of five (5) years on or before September 1, 2009; for the 2010-2011 school year, students may enter kindergarten in the public schools of Arkansas if the student will attain the age of five (5) years on or before August 15, 2010; and for the 2011-2012 school year and afterwards, students may enter kindergarten in the public schools of Arkansas if the student will attain the age of five (5) years on or before August 1 of the year the student is seeking initial enrollment.
For questions on the new kindergarten enrollment age, e-mail Dee Cox.
More information is also available in Commissioner's Memo COM-09-164.
Kindergarten Readiness Indicators Checklist
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Starting school is a big step. Make sure that step is in the right direction by helping children acquire the skills they need to be successful. The Arkansas School Readiness Committee has identified 38 indicators that will help get a child’s educational experiences off to a good start.
Studies have shown being ready to learn means a child will have a head start that will last a lifetime. This is simply a list of skills that will give you, as a parent or guardian, a place to begin in preparing your child for entering kindergarten.
Children entering school with a range of skills and knowledge tend to be more successful in school. While mastery of any or all of the skills identified here is not required for admission to kindergarten, we hope you will use these indicators to help your children enter kindergarten with confidence.
Provided below is a link to the tri-fold brochure, Kindergarten Readiness Indicators. This brochure is designed to be printed and used for program marketing. The Arkansas Department of Education assumes no responsibility for the visual quality of the document once it is printed. Printing should be done on a color printer whenever possible. This will assure the best possible quality. If a black and white printer is used, then the brochure will print in gray tones.
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