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Children in Pre-Kindergarten 
(Child Care) Need: 

En EspaƱol 

Immunizations (shots) needed before starting pre-kindergarten (child care) and at each age checkpoint after entry:

ā€‹Age When Admitted
ā€‹Number of Doses Required of Each Immunization
ā€‹2 through 3 Months
ā€‹1 Polio, 1 DTaP, 1 Hep B, 1 Hib
ā€‹4 through 5 Months
ā€‹2 Polio, 2 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib
ā€‹6 through 14 Months
ā€‹2 Polio, 3 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib
ā€‹15 through 17 Months
ā€‹3 Polio, 3 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 1 Varicella
On or after 1st birthday: 1 Hib*, 1 MMR
ā€‹18 through 5 years
ā€‹3 Polio, 4 DTaP, 3 Hep B, 1 Varicella
On or after 1st birthday: 1 Hib*, 1 MMR


*One Hib dose must be given on or after the 1stā€Æbirthday regardless of previous doses. Required only for children younger than 5 years old. 

DTaP =ā€Ædiphtheriaā€Ætoxoid,ā€Ætetanusā€Ætoxoid,ā€Æand acellularā€Æpertussisā€Ævaccine 
Hibā€Æ=ā€ÆHaemophilus influenzae, type Bā€Ævaccine 
Hep Bā€Æ=ā€Æhepatitis Bā€Ævaccine 
MMR =ā€Æmeasles,ā€Æmumps,ā€Æandā€Ærubellaā€Ævaccine 
Varicella =ā€Æchickenpoxā€Ævaccine 

Parents must show their child's Immunization Record as proof of immunization. 

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