Babies Born January - June 2005 #10

[Trish]

We have it totally different in NSW again. Pre school is pretty much the same as day care. Just a different name.

Then we have Kindergaten which is the first year of Primary School (big school) they go to the infants department from Kindy to year 2. Then Primary is year 3 til 6.

They can start school provided they turn 5 by the end of July. Or if you don't feel they are ready you can hold them back. Not sure if there is a legal age they have to had started school by.

Eg, Brandon was born 22.7.04. So he could have started school the year he turned 5, he would have be 4 for 6 months of schooling, I chose to hold him back though as I didnt feel he was ready. He started at 5 and a half.

Noah could start school this year, his birthday is May 10th 2002. Again I didn't feel he was ready, (damn it) and have held him back. He will be 5 and 9 months, so one of the older kids but I think more socially and emotionally ready then.

Oh yeah, thought of something else. In our pre schools - daycare. The year before they go to school they begin a school readiness progam. I thik the idea is to get them to recognise their own name, wrok independantly, numbers and all that stuff.

Before then it's pretty much play and have fun. Learning how to socialise and other stuff