I think it really depends on your child - for me, DD was 4, turning 5 that march. She was definately ready "socially" and already knew most of the stuff they taught inkindy, so she was fine.
Good luck with whatever you decide, it can be so hard !!
We're sending our DS next year. He turns 5 in Jan so it's all good. He's only done preschool just this year.
I've just heard a few other mothers from the preschool that have children the same age as my DS say they're thinking of keeping them back until they're 6.
it depends which state you live kindy/pre-school are all different but for us been in melb the cut off date is April so if your child turns 4 before april 30th then he or she can go to kindy or you have the choice if your child is young to hold back, so I had a April baby he didnt go to kindy until he was 4 turning 5, all children born after the 30th of April have to be 4 turning 5
most other states the cut of is end of june so all kids will be 3 turning 4 for the 1st half of the year or 4 turning 5 for the 2nd half of the year
there were a few kids in dd's class who were 6 they started.... IMO they should have gone the year before, personallly i think 6 is a bit late to start
...6 turning 7 that is.....
Last edited by Kitt3n; June 25th, 2008 at 05:02 PM.
I didn't know it varied from state to state. I guess I never thought about it.
My DS turns 5 on 15th Jan. We're in NSW.
I think when I started kindy I was 5 turning 6 cause our birthday was in the middle of the year.
It's hard with birthdays at the start of the year, cause they're either going to be younger then others or older, depending on which way you go. (if that makes sense)
TENNYKINS ... My Mum started me in primary school when I had turned 5 on the 14th of Jan (well, that was many moon ago, LOL) ... and I can honestly say I feel I could have benefited from starting the year after
DP had turned 5 in March when he started primary school & he admitted he felt the same as I that his parents should have started him the year after. He said he noticed the 'difference' in learning to the older kids that their parents had started them later when he was in Secondary school & in University.
Our 2 year old daughter's b'day is early May, ... & fingers crossed we intend to start her ' the year after ' she turns 5.
I didn't go to Kinder ... BUT DP did.
We intend on sending out daughter to Kinder !!
BUT then she is our only child & I guess I would love to spend that extra year at home with her too (though that's not the sole or main reason for having her at home for that extra year) !!
Our only worry is that her lil best friend will be starting the year before her (she turns 5 in the March of that year).
Such a hard decision ... all the very best in what you choose to do TENNYKINS
(I know I will be crying buckets of tears on my lil one's 1st day of school )
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Kindy - What age?
) ... and I can honestly say I feel I could have benefited from starting the year after
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