Are all school districts now required to implement full-day kindergarten?
A. Full-day kindergarten is not currently a requirement. However, all school districts currently required to provide universal preschool programs also provide full-day kindergarten. In addition, N.J.A.C. 6A:13-3.2 states that school districts in which 40 percent or more of the students are “at-risk” as defined in P.L. 2007, c.260 must maintain all existing full-day kindergarten programs with a teacher’s aide for each classroom.
