CSPP Age Definitions

"CSPP eligible four-year-old children" means children who will have their fourth birthday on or before December 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a CSPP, or a child whose fifth birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain or enroll them in a CSPP.

“CSPP eligible three-year-old children” means children who will have their third birthday on or before December 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a CSPP. Children who have their third birthday on or after December 2 of the fiscal year, may be enrolled in a CSPP on or after their third birthday.

“CSPP eligible two-year-old children” means children who have had their second birthday and do not otherwise meet the definition of “three-year-old children.”