We decided to give DD1 the extra year a few years back. We could see that she wasn't as emotionally mature as other kids she would be in the same class as. She turned five in March and will start school next year. Academically, she is ahead. A huge number of kids in her kinder year are already five. The ones who are not, you can see the massive difference. We have chosen a school that offers both recovery programs and extension programs.

We are completely confident with our decision to send her later. She has benefitted from the 15 hours of kinder , plus the 5 hours of three year old kinder she did last year.

Keep in mind that it's looking like the 15 hour kinder week is being cut back to 10 hours again, so it might have an impact on those making decisions for next year (especially if the child has already done 15 hours this year).