Table 5.3. Kindergarten requirements, by state: 2010

Table 5.3. Kindergarten requirements, by state: 2010

State	Districts required to offer kindergarten program	Districts required to offer full-day kindergarten program		Kindergarten attendance required
United States¹	43	9		16

Alabama	Yes	Yes		No
Alaska	No	No		No
Arizona	Yes	No		No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes		Yes
California	Yes	No		No

Colorado	Yes	No		No
Connecticut	Yes	No		Yes
Delaware	Yes	No		Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	No		Yes
Florida	Yes	No		No

Georgia	Yes	Yes		Yes
Hawaii	Yes	No		No
Idaho	No	No		No
Illinois	Yes	No		No
Indiana	Yes	No		No

Iowa	Yes	No		No
Kansas	Yes	No		No
Kentucky	Yes	No		No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes		Yes
Maine	Yes	No		No

Maryland	Yes	Yes		Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No		No
Michigan	No	No		No
Minnesota	Yes	No		No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes		No

Missouri	Yes	No		No
Montana	Yes	No		No
Nebraska	Yes	No		No
Nevada	Yes	No		Yes
New Hampshire	No	No		No

New Jersey	No	No		No
New Mexico	Yes	No		Yes
New York	No	No		No
North Carolina	Yes	Yes		No
North Dakota	No	No		No

Ohio	Yes	No		Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	No	²	Yes
Oregon	Yes	No		No
Pennsylvania	No	No		No
Rhode Island	Yes	No		Yes

South Carolina	Yes	Yes		Yes
South Dakota	Yes	No		No
Tennessee	Yes	No		Yes
Texas	Yes	No		No
Utah	Yes	No		No

Vermont	Yes	No		No
Virginia	Yes	No		Yes
Washington	Yes	No		No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes		Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	No		No
Wyoming	Yes	No		No
¹National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. ²Beginning in 2011–12, it will be mandatory for all districts in Oklahoma to offer full-day kindergarten. SOURCE: State Kindergarten Statutes: State Comparisons, Education Commission of the States, retrieved April 6, 2011 from http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=14. Data Source

National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education