Transitional Kindergarten Information

2024-2025 Transitional Kindergarten (TK) teachers

What is Transitional Kindergarten (TK)?

Transitional Kindergarten is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF) curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.  

How is the TK program Different from the Kindergarten Program?

Since TK is the first year of a two-year program, the TK curriculum will be a precursor to the regular Kindergarten program. 

Curriculum and Instruction

TK is guided by the Preschool Learning Foundations. It is a play-based program with a focus on interpersonal relationships, social-emotional learning, fine and gross motor growth, and classroom independence.

There is a mixed delivery of whole group and small group instruction. Mill Valley TK classes benefit from Kiddo-funded programs such as Art, Music, and Dance, PTA-funded opportunities such as Garden, and district-funded classes such as PE.

TK Class Size

TK classes have up to 22 students in each class with an adult-to-student ratio of 1:11 (2 adults with up to 22 students).

TK Hours

Students attend from 8:15am to 2:35pm daily, except for Wednesdays when dismissal is at 1:45. 

Age-Appropriate Resting Time

We do not provide nap time during the TK day. However, after lunch, students participate in daily quiet time. This is an independent time where students have the choice to rest, read, or draw, to reset their bodies for the remainder of the school day.