Transitional kindergarten · Orange Cove

3 of Orange Cove’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 64 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 3 campuses in Orange Cove.

McCord Elementary: 24 in TKSheridan Elementary: 23 in TKA. L. Conner Elementary: 17 in TK
  1. McCord Elementary24 in TK
  2. Sheridan Elementary23 in TK
  3. A. L. Conner Elementary17 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 Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Campuses

Which Orange Cove campuses have a TK class?

3 campuses in Orange Cove had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

  • 24in TK

    McCord Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

    Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile

  • 23in TK

    Sheridan Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

    Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile

  • 17in TK

    A. L. Conner Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

    Scope Score 79Solid · 70th 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?

Orange Cove has 15 licensed child care programs.

7

child care centers

8

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 Orange Cove’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.