My DD is an april baby. She attended 3 and 4 year old kinder at the same school she now attends (she's in grade 3 now). We chose not to hold her back on the advice of her teachers. She showed all the signs of school readiness. She is doing fine and we can now say that we made the right decision. The kids in her class are all older than her, some by a few months, some by over a year. She is definitely a leader socially and academically she is somewhere in the middle of the pack.

I have seen some of the younger kids struggle and the only other April baby in her class ended up doing two years of Grade 1. But I have also seen some of the older kids struggle, particularly with behavioural issues, because they are bored. The school is excellent at extending these kids but it is apparent that they 'fit' better in the year ahead socially and academically.

I think you have to trust your gut and take the advice of your DS's kinder teachers. Good luck with your decision, I remember it being a hard one!