{"id":280185,"date":"2025-06-07T21:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/deped-adjusts-kinder-age-philippines-mommy-family-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T21:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:59:53","slug":"deped-adjusts-kinder-age-philippines-mommy-family-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=280185","title":{"rendered":"DepEd Adjusts Kinder Age | Philippines Mommy Family Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Here in the Philippines, your child\u2019s age and<\/em> birth month are major concerns when enrolling them in Kindergarten. But the revised age rule recently set by the Department of Education for incoming Kindergarten pupils for SY 2025-2026 has addressed this issue.<\/p>\n

Heads up, Moms: your child might be headed for Kindergarten sooner than you expected!<\/p>\n

\"Moms, <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

First things first: What was the old Kindergarten age rule, and why was it a major concern?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a prerequisite to Grade 1, Kindergarten is a mandatory and compulsory one-year preparatory education here in the Philippines for children at least five years of age. This is according to Republic Act 10157 or Kindergarten Education Act of 2012.<\/p>\n

Then, only when your child turns five on or before August 31 will they be qualified to enroll in Kindergarten in the current school year. This is a concern for parents whose kids were born from September 1 onwards.<\/p>\n

In the revised Kindergarten age rule, a child who turns<\/strong> five (5) years old<\/strong> by October 31<\/strong> of the current calendar year will already be eligible for Kindergarten.<\/p>\n

Hooray, parents of September and October babies!<\/p>\n

So if your child is born in November or December, do you wait for another school year?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on the amendment to the enrolment procedures, if your child will turn five (5) years old from November 1 to December 31<\/strong>, he or she may be considered for Kindergarten, provided that:<\/p>\n