CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ENROLLED UNLESS AN IMMUNIZATION RECORD IS PRESENTED AND IMMUNIZATIONS ARE UP-TO-DATE.*
*If your child is unimmunized due to religious, personal, or medical reasons, please notify us.

PARENTS: Children need to have these shots before they can begin child care, kindergarten, and 7th grade.

Children entering child care should have:

•   2-3 months:  1 DTap, 1 Polio, 1 Hep B, 1 Hib

•   4-5 months:  2 DTap, 2 Polio, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib

•   6-14 months:  3 DTap, 2 Polio, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib

•   15-17 months:  3DTap, 3 Polio, 2 Hep B, 1 MMR*, 1 Hib**

•   18 months - 4 years:  4 DTap, 3 Polio, 3 Hep B, 1 MMR*, 1 Hib**, 1 Varicella

*on or after the first birthday
** on or after the first bithday, regardless of any Hib doses given before the first birthday

Children entering kindergarten should have:

•   5 DTaP (4 doses meet requirement if at least one was given on or after the 4th birthday)

•   4 Polio (3 doses meet requirement if at least one was given on or after 4th birthday)

•   3 Hep B

•   2 MMR (both on or after 1st birthday)

•   1 Varicella

Children entering 7th grade should have:

•   3 Hep B

•   2 MMR (both on or after 1st birthday)

•   1 Varicella (2 doses are needed if immunized on or after 13th birthday)

•    Td Booster (recommended)

See your child's doctor to make sure your child's immunization record has dates for these shots. You will need 
to show your child's yellow immunization record to register your child for child care and school.

California Department of Health Services
Immunization Branch 
2151 Berkeley Way, Room 712 
Berkeley, CA 94704