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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Licensing rules change dramatically when kids hit 2, for example, in MD you need 1 teacher for every 3 kids at 1, and 1 for every 6 kids at 2.  You also can't have any stairs between the door of the classroom and the outside if you have kids under 2.  All of these rules go by the age of the youngest kid in the room.

If a preschool starts at 2, they aren't going to meet the licensing criteria for under 2, so even if he/she's 1 year 364 days they won't take them.  However some schools will let a kid start late, while other schools who have enough applicants to fill all their spaces won't bother with that.

The other issue, is that many schools like to move their kids through as a cohort.  So, they like all the kids in their 4's class to be eligible for Kindergarten the following year.  If your child starts at 2, they'll need 4 years of preschool, while their classmates will leave after 3.  This can get complicated, and some schools don't want to deal with it.[/quote]

This is OP.  I was already planning the DC would take the early entrance test for K.  Four years of preschool would totally suck.  [/quote]

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