Transitional kindergarten · La Mirada

6 of La Mirada’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 171 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 6 campuses in La Mirada.

Eastwood Elementary: 42 in TKEscalona Elementary: 40 in TKLa Pluma Elementary: 26 in TKJohn Foster Dulles Elementary: 22 in TKFoster Road Elementary: 21 in TKGardenhill Elementary: 20 in TK
  1. Eastwood Elementary42 in TK
  2. Escalona Elementary40 in TK
  3. La Pluma Elementary26 in TK
  4. John Foster Dulles Elementary22 in TK
  5. Foster Road Elementary21 in TK
  6. Gardenhill Elementary20 in TK
Each numbered dot is a campus with a TK class, where it stands in the city. A larger dot has more children in TK. North is up.

Eligibility

Who can start TK in 2027–28?

Children who turn 4 by September 1, 2027 can start, and it’s free.

Age

Is my child old enough?

A birthday from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2023 (our arithmetic from the rule). A child who turns 5 by September 1 starts kindergarten instead.

Rule: California Education Code § 48000 (opens in a new tab)

Cost

Does TK cost anything?

No. TK is a free public school year before kindergarten, and enrolling is optional. Hours, before- and after-school care and open seats vary by campus, so ask the school.

Starting ages and cutoff dates →

Where to enroll

Through Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Campuses

Which La Mirada campuses have a TK class?

6 campuses in La Mirada had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

  • 42in TK

    Eastwood Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile

  • 40in TK

    Escalona Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile

  • 26in TK

    La Pluma Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile

  • 22in TK

    John Foster Dulles Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile

  • 21in TK

    Foster Road Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Gardenhill Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

    Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile

Each campus’s TK headcount is from the state’s 2025–26 October enrollment count. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a school’s elementary grades with California elementary schools. A campus without elementary results shows none.

Each headcount counts the students enrolled on one October day, so it shows who enrolled, not seats open now. A campus missing here may still run TK; confirm with the school or district.

Before TK

Too young for TK? Where can my child go?

La Mirada has 17 licensed child care programs.

6

child care centers

11

family child care homes

A child born after September 1, 2023 isn’t old enough for TK in 2027–28. Until they are, look at La Mirada’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

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Licensed programs from the California Community Care Licensing Division: child care centers as of August 13, 2026, family child care homes as of May 25, 2025. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.