mayb123

mayb123 t1_j7c0gi3 wrote

Reply to My child birthday is on Sept 2. I want to put him to prek when he is 4 yo, but he is one day late for qualification. How strict is 1 day off for school enrollment ? by [deleted]

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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