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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this has been addressed, but the idea that states know best in terms of setting the cut off date is misleading. A lot of it is really arbitrary. Some states haves  January 1 cut off and others have a July cut off. In DC they kept the cutoff late (it was December until a few years back) for so long mostly because so many families are below the poverty line and daycare is expensive. Readiness had very little to do with it. We will most likely let our September birthday  girl stay in preschool. She will turn 6 the same academic year as the majority of her peers. It's a very tough decision, but Kindergarten is so academic and while there are studies that redshirting doesn't matter in the long run, there are studies that show the importance of play in early childhood and there is very little play/leaning through discovery in public kindergarten. Also, my kid, who is smart and has a good pre-literacy foundation for her age (4.75), is far below some of the kids going to K and below some of the common core standards required for entering K. I know she would be frustrated and I would hate for her to feel academically inferior/inadequate if she compares herself to other children. That stays with you, long past high school.[/quote]

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