Pre-K 4 vs Kindergarten odds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the same dilemma last year and decided not to redshirt. Honestly, I think the odds are about the same at this age. They don’t fill their classrooms to full capacity. There is always space. In the end, they either like your family and your child for their specific reasons or they don’t.

This might be true for some schools, but BVR and Sidwell definitely have full PK and K classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the same dilemma last year and decided not to redshirt. Honestly, I think the odds are about the same at this age. They don’t fill their classrooms to full capacity. There is always space. In the end, they either like your family and your child for their specific reasons or they don’t.

They look at: gender, size, emotional maturity, fine motor….emotional maturity is probably biggest factor.

I redshirted my son later when switching from public to private. Emotional maturity was reason. Now in college and zero regrets

[Anonymous]

I would add Primary Day to your list.

[Anonymous]

^OP here. Thank you, great suggestion.

[Anonymous]

For Beauvoir your odds will be better applying to pre-k. I would apply to K at the rest at the appropriate age but tell them you are open to repeating pre-k based on the feedback from his assessment.