Charlie Hicks is senior managing director at Meyer-Chatfield Corporation. He joined Meyer-Chatfield in 2003 from Private Business, Inc. (PBI), where he directed the marketing efforts for the business manager program in both community banks and large regional banks.
Registration for Kindergarten or First Grade. Age Requirements. To enter kindergarten in the 2016-17 school year, your child must be five years old on or before August 31. For Grade 1, your child must be six years old on or before August 31. You will need to show a birth certificate for your child (or a similar document, such as a passport, that shows birthdate).
For years, California kindergarteners had to turn 5 before December 2 in order to register for kindergarten. The Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 1381) , passed in September 2010, changed the entry date to September 1 so all children would enter kindergarten at age 5.