Not every state legally requires full-day kindergarten, but every state mandates that children start school at a certain age (usually 5, 6, or 7). Emotional maturity.

Children work on classroom activities in one of the kindergarten classes at Chillicothe K-2 Primary School on Feb. 15, 2024, in Chillicothe, Ohio.

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More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, according to a new study.

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More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, according to a new study.