does anyone know a school wih a Dec 30 CUT of date for Kindergarten

[Anonymous]

does anyone know a school wih a Dec 30 CUT of date for Kindergarten, my dd had a nov 30 birthday, I am looking for schools in dc or maryland, private , public or catholic.. thank you

[Anonymous]

French International School, Rochambeau uses a Dec 31 cutoff

[Anonymous]

Capital Hill Day School

[Anonymous]

It's hard to find schools in MD and DC willing to use a December cutoff for K. My friend found a few in VA. For the French International School - I believe your child has to be proficient in French if you start past a certain grade - maybe Pre-K.

I'll give you the same advice that people gave me - Montessori schools. Not all, but you may find some willing to use a December date. Also if you live in MD and you are considering a move to public school for 1st grade be aware that there are official "Early Entrance 1st grade" procedures in Montgomery County - you apply by July I think, your child starts in kindergarten and spends up to six weeks while they make a decision if he/she moves up to 1st grade. After 1st grade I think it is the discretion of the school principal. You may want to look at a private school that goes beyond K so you have a fallback option.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

The Montessori schools will do it.

[Anonymous]

I have twins with Jan 3rd birthdays and someone recommended the British School. Also Fairfax Academy near Bailey's Crossroads will take Fall/Winter birthdays. It doesn't look like much for the outside, but I have had a number of friends with kids there and they love it. It's very structure and very diverse in the most positive way- students and teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:I have twins with Jan 3rd birthdays and someone recommended the British School.

PP Here. I think I also remembering someone saying the British School when I asked a few years ago. However, I checked their website and they give very specific year/month cutoffs for every single grade up thru HS. I am not sure but I think they are willing to use the Dec date for one of the preschool groups but at least on the website it is very clear that Sept is the date being used once your child is in K.

Also to the OP, I want to tell you that I have gotten burned with this. I went to a Montessori that had no problem putting my child in Jr. K when she was 3 turning 4 and I thought she was doing well. But when she was 4 turning 5 suddenly they didn't want to put her into K. They were strictly using the Montgomery County Oct 15th (early entrance K) cutoff. I could never get a straight answer if it was truly because my daughter wasn't ready for the work or if it was because they didn't want to deal with the county or a parent trying to get his/her child into 1st grade the next year. Regardless, they weren't committed to her learning K material. I ended up moving my daughter to a different Montessori and it was a blessing in disguise. Within a few months we could really see the difference in her focus and the leaps in her reading and math skills. I really think part of it was moving to a smaller school in general where the kids are able to get more attention and have more of the community feeling. Again, my recommendation is to look at a school that goes maybe to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd with Montessori so you have the option to stay longer and the school has more of an incentive to teach your child above his/her age level. Also, in hindsight, in my rush to find the perfect school that had a schedule that worked with two working parents, convenient to our home/job AND with a December cutoff, I feel the first time I didn't necessarily pick the best school, I picked the acceptable more convenient school. You almost need to ask yourself, if your child had an August birthday, would this still be your first choice of schools?

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Bright Horizons - Triangle Tots (1300 Penn Ave, NW DC). They have a kindergarten program and I believe the cut off dates are not strict, and later birthdays (Nov) have been allowed into the K program. The K academics are good; meet the standards for public K in DC, MD, and VA.