Start Child Kindergarten Early
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Anonymous
| Would like to enroll my child in kindergarten but will not turn 5 until December. Does FCPS allow that? What is required? Child is currently 3 so looking at the 22-23 school year. |
Anonymous
| No school in this area will allow a December birthday to start. |
Anonymous
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FCPS principal here: Sorry, you can only enroll your child if they will turn five by the Sept 30 cut-off. There are no exceptions.
If you qualify for Head Start (based on income), you child could attend at the nearest school that has Head Start classes. |
Anonymous
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This would be the worst year to start kindergarten early.
The classes are going to be a mess with a lot more 6/7 year olds than normal due to people delaying kindergarten last year to avoid online school. |
Anonymous
Nah. There are no 7 year olds enrolling for kindergarten. Six year olds who are about to turn seven will be placed in first grade. That’s where they belong. |
Anonymous
| no way. why would you want to do this? |
Anonymous
This is hard truth right here. |
Anonymous
OP clearly states she’s talking about the 22-23 school year. |
Anonymous
| What about your 3 year old makes you think he'll be ready for kindergarten earlier than everyone else? What about your 3 year old tells you he should be the youngest by at least 3 months, and up to more than a year? |
Anonymous
| My daughter’s birthday was two days after the cutoff and I was told no exceptions, even for a day or two. |
Anonymous
Yeah there's no freaking way a December kid is going. None. |
Anonymous
| No. They don’t do that. There are no exceptions for anyone who misses the cutoff. |
Anonymous
| I don’t think they’d make any exceptions or allow early entrance for a December child. If the child had an October birthday right after the cutoff, there are private schools that will allow that kid into the K class, and from there you could likely enroll in 1st grade in public. But even they probably wouldn’t let a December kid in K. Just wait another year like you’re supposed to. |
Anonymous
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If starting early is that important, consider moving to nyc. They have a December cut off.
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Anonymous
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You can’t start K early, but what you can do is a private K. And then transfer in at the beginning of 1st grade.
I still wouldn’t recommend this. Socially it can make a big difference. I was put in K at the age of 4 with a late fall birthday that was past the cut off. By the time I was in 5th-6th grade, it was obvious how much younger I was than the rest. I was immature and had trouble fitting in. It became worse as I got older. I was the last one to get my license. Everyone else turned 16 as a sophomore and I wasn’t 16 until I was a junior. I wasn’t even 18 when I graduated high school or when I started college. And didn’t turn 21 until my senior year in college. I noticed as I grew up that I felt more comfortable and had more friends in the grades below me. I connected better with younger kids because I was younger. So what seemed like a good idea when I was young (K, 1, 2) had some negative social ramifications for me over the years. Something to consider. I believe kids do better if they are the same age or slightly older than their peers. |