February 7, 2019

Your Child Is Kindergarten Ready When They Learn How To…

Is your child is ready for kindergarten? We put together a handy checklist to help you figure out if your child has the physical, social-emotional, academic skills he or she needs to start kindergarten ready to succeed.

  • Get along with other children
  • Follow a routine
  • Use the bathroom unassisted
  • Communicate needs to an adult
  • Assert self and ask for help from an adult when needed
  • Pay attention and follow simple directions
  • Share and wait to take turns
  • Control Impulses
  • Separate from parents for extended periods of the day
  • Be aware of other peoples’ feelings
  • Show confidence in abilities
  • Show an eagerness to learn
  • Have an interest in books and being read to
  • Show the ability to control a pencil
  • Identify some letters, shapes, and colors
  • Count up to 10 items
  • Know his or her full name and age
  • Recognize first name in print
  • Use scissors
  • Understand spacial concepts such as over, under, and through
Please Remember That These Skills Are Guidelines, Not Requirements.

It is the child’s age, not skill level that determines when a child can start school. Children that are age five on or before December 2nd are able to attend Kindergarten.

You are your child’s first and most important teacher. Your child learns through you, and the world around them. Connect, play and have fun with your child often. Read with your child, and most of all love your child through all the teachable moments.

To download our Kindergarten Readiness checklist, click the button below:

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CDA Reimbursement Schedule
Family is authorized with a variable schedule

Variable schedules are reimbursed for the actual care hours provided that are within the hours authorized. The reimbursement will not exceed the amount billed by the provider or the full-time (FT) or part-time (PT) RMRC listed on the certificate for child care services. CDA will not reimburse for child absences, provider holiday or closure days on a variable schedule. If the full billed/invoiced amount is not paid, the parent is responsible for the difference directly to the provider.

Reimbursement of provider non-operation days/holidays

The number of reimbursable provider holidays and/or non-operation days is limited to a maximum of 10 days per fiscal year. Once these allowable limits are exceeded, reimbursement will be prorated for future closure days.

Reimbursement of registration fees, material fees, insurance fees

Fees for registration, material and/or insurance may be reimbursed if the current reimbursement amount does not exceed the Regional Market Rate Ceiling (RMRC). Reimbursement of these fees is limited to one (1) per child, per fiscal year and will be made in a single payment when requested on the child’s attendance record.

Note: For providers with programs that have multiple fees in one year or where it has been determined that the reimbursement amount exceeds the RMRC, the excess fees will be the responsibility of the parent.

License-Exempt Providers

When child care is authorized for a total of 25 or more hours per week the Full Time Weekly RMRC will be used. When child care is authorized for a total of less than 25 hours per week the Part Time RMRC will be used.

View the State’s RMRC by County See the full Program Guidelines

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