DD1 is going to our local kindly next year and is soooooo looking forward to it. In SA we are just changing to single intake so she will be 5.5 when she starts. She would have been totally fine starting this year and school next year but she us a tiny dot of a thing, about the size of a 2 or 3 year old so I don't mind her being the oldest and maybe average sized rather than the youngest and the smallest IYKWIM.
I've been to an enrolment session at the kindy and I love it so much! DD1 is going to be totally in her element there. Got some transition visits in November then just need to keep her busy in the loooooong wait until she starts in term 1 LOL!