Transitional kindergarten · Mountain View

8 of Mountain View’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 283 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 8 campuses in Mountain View.

Monta Loma Elementary: 56 in TKTheuerkauf Elementary: 47 in TKAmy Imai Elementary: 46 in TKSpringer Elementary: 37 in TKEdith Landels Elementary: 25 in TKGabriela Mistral Elementary: 24 in TKJose Antonio Vargas Elementary: 24 in TKMariano Castro Elementary: 24 in TK
  1. Monta Loma Elementary56 in TK
  2. Theuerkauf Elementary47 in TK
  3. Amy Imai Elementary46 in TK
  4. Springer Elementary37 in TK
  5. Edith Landels Elementary25 in TK
  6. Gabriela Mistral Elementary24 in TK
  7. Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary24 in TK
  8. Mariano Castro Elementary24 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 2 school districts

Campuses

Which Mountain View campuses have a TK class?

8 campuses in Mountain View had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

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?

Mountain View has 43 licensed child care programs.

27

child care centers

16

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 Mountain View’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.