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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_j7b60bi wrote

You need to call the superintendent's office in your town.

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bonnercide t1_j7b8963 wrote

Catholic schools are much cheaper than daycare. That can always be an option for the year. But you might possibly have problems getting into kindergarten after

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roofbeamcarpenters t1_j7bfrv1 wrote

It could certainly benefit his potential. Lots of studies about that extra year of emotional/physical maturity benefiting children later in life. However, your best bet is to go to K enrollment and discuss how to get a waiver.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_j7bo3rd wrote

As a middle school teacher, I highly recommend you wait the extra year. By the time they reach the middle grades, the youngest boys in the class seem wildly immature compared to the oldest ones. And even some of the older boys seem less mature than the girls. There’s a whole concept in education about this called “redshirting”: it’s the idea that younger kids (and boys especially ) be kept from Kindergarten the extra year to allow them to be on-par with the older kids.

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SharpCookie232 t1_j7bv345 wrote

Replying to chicky2018 (#1,729,735)

He will need to be 5 to enter public K. You might have to do 2 years of Catholic preK and then switch to public K. I agree with the others that keeping him back (even if you could get a waiver, which you probably won't be able to get) is the right thing. Boys tend to struggle with self-control and executive function even when they make the cutoff age, being even younger would almost certainly not work out.

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mayb123 t1_j7c0gi3 wrote

I know you’re talking about preK/4 year old but think about subsequent years too. We did the opposite, our son was a few days from the cut off and should have gone to K this year but we kept him back to mature more. For him if was definitely the right move so - the only reason I can think of to push it on the other side is if you can’t easily afford another year of care before public school (and that’s a completely valid and legitimate concern).

But K is hard now, it’s real work, hardly any play. I had to put my money where my mouth was but I wanted to give our little guy another year of being a little kid before he goes into the meat grinder.

So think about your kid’s level of social/emotional/academic maturity. If he excels in all, talk to the school district. Otherwise I’d embrace having another year of fun school before things get real.

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krissym99 t1_j7c2paw wrote

Being one of the youngest in my grade always kinda sucked for me. My son was a November kid so he's on the older side in his grade and I think it's been so beneficial, especially now that he's in middle school. I know the cost is tough, though.

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