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| 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 | |||
| 1 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. 2 Beginning 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 | ||||||