25 CFR § 36.21 - Standard VI—Kindergarten instructional program.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s36.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 36.21 - Standard VI—Kindergarten instructional program."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "36.21"
section_name: "Standard VI—Kindergarten instructional program."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 502, 25 U.S.C. 2001; section 5101, 25 U.S.C. 2001; Section 1101, 25 U.S.C. 2002; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 2901, Title I of P.L. 101-477."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 36816, Sept. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "36"
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# 36.21 Standard VI—Kindergarten instructional program.
(a) The curriculum for kindergarten shall provide children with experiences which emphasize language development, native language where necessary as determined by 25 CFR 39.11(g), and performance of the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section. Such programs shall assist children in developing positive feelings toward themselves and others.
(b) A kindergarten instructional program shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Language (observing, listening, speaking).
(2) Exploration of the environment (number, space and time relationships, natural science).
(3) Psychomotor and socialization development.
(4) Development of imaginative and creative tendencies.
(5) Health education inclusive of the requirements contained in the Act of May 20, 1886, 24 Stat. 69.