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UPK Planning and Implementation

Resources on the Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Planning & Implementation Grant, UPK Templates, program data, and surveys.

Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Planning and Implementation

UPK Program Data

UPK Program Data can be found on the California Educators Together website External link opens in new window or tab..

UPK Expenditure Reporting

Past Reports
  • Report #1: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022 were due to the CDE on December 31, 2022.
  • Report #2: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023 were due to the CDE on May 31, 2023.
  • Report #3: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023 were due to the CDE on November 30, 2023.
  • Report #4: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024 were to the CDE on May 31, 2024.
Current Report
Upcoming Reports
  • Report #6: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025 are due to the CDE on May 31, 2025.
  • Report #7: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2025 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2025.
  • Report #8: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026 are due to the CDE on May 31, 2026.
  • Report #9: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2026.

Legislative Reports

2023-24 Report to the Legislature and Department of Finance on Transitional Kindergarten Teachers of Early Enrollment Children

This report is required by California Education Code (EC) Section 48000.15(f) which was codified through the signing of Senate Bill (SB) 114 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2023). EC Section 48000.15(f) states that for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 school years, any school district or charter school that serves early enrollment children in transitional kindergarten (TK) must report to the California Department of Education (CDE) the number of teachers in TK classrooms that do not meet the additional apportionment requirements of early childhood education (ECE) and child development knowledge defined in EC Section 48000(g)(4) (full text for EC Section 48000[g][4] and EC Section 48000.15 can be found in appendix A). It additionally requires that the CDE report this information to the California State Legislature and the California Department of Finance.

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Last Reviewed: Friday, December 27, 2024