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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten
DCDSB has created resources to help parents/guardians prepare their child for Kindergarten. To view these tips, resources and videos, please visit our Preparing for Kindergarten webpage.
Helpful Resources
The following resources are available to help parent(s) or guardian(s) support their child's transition into Kindergarten.
- DCDSB's Welcome to Kindergarten Guide
- Welcome to Kindergarten Booklet (Ministry)
- Canada Learning Bonds
- Financial Empowerment Resource
- Help your Child Get Ready for School
- Kids Can Magazine
- My Toilet Learning
- Playing is Learning
- Doing Mathematics with Your Child
- Full-Day Kindergarten: A Question and Answer Guide for Parents
- Reading and Writing with your child K-6
- How Does Learning Happen?
- The Extended Day Program - Full Day Early Learning - Kindergarten
- English Language Learners
- Newcomers to Canada Resources
- Child Care and Early Years Programs
- French Immersion Information
- School Readiness Program
- Best Start Resources
- Learning to Play and Playing to Learn
- Building Resilience in Young Children
- Kinark Child and Youth Family Services
- Summer Rays Programs
Book Suggestions
We have compiled a list of book suggestions for parents and guardians to read with their young learners. Please see below for book suggestions. We will continue to add to the list to provide families with educational and enjoyable books and resources.
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