Gosh i wouldn't want my kids NOT to attend Prep here in VIC, my DD is loving it. it is a great year for them to settle into school life, routines, make friends, for the Mum's to meet each other. Why would you want your kids to miss out on all of that and start year 1 on the back foot, maybe not in learning but all the other social aspects of school.
My DD1 won't start until she is 5.5 either. I don't love the idea, but mostly because I think she be more than ready by then and will be chomping at the bit to start kindy waaaay before she is 4.5! But other than that fact I don't have a huge issue with it, there will be lots of kids in the same boat and it will be the new normal. My preference would be for more than 2 terms of reception for the reasons other have stated (getting used to routines, social aspects etc.) so this is the way it has to be!
Just wanted to say, my eldest has started Prep this year at 5.5; out of my three he will be the oldest starting school, my middle son will have just turned 5 a month before school start and my youngest will be 5 in the March of his first year. Im not worried at all about them not being ready, but if I were I would probably hold them back; but they WOULD go into Prep as a 6yo not automatically into Year 1. I asked our school because I wasnt entirely sure Ds2 would be ready, but if we kept him back he'd be in Prep with his younger brother.
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