UPK brings together Transitional Kindergarten(TK) and all existing state preschools and federal early education (including California State Preschools [CSPP] and Head Start), private childcare, and expanded learning opportunities, including before and after-school programs, into the same system.
UPK can serve as a bridge between early childhood and TK-12 systems to increase students' readiness for school and schools' readiness for students so that all children thrive in school and in life.