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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is in 3rd grade now but I remember when he was leaving PEP NONE OF THE PARENTS felt their kids were ready for Kindergarten.  Not one.  All of them wanted to convince PEP to give kids an extra year.

OP, my advice is to try kindergarten.  See how it works.  And I don't just mean a few days or weeks, [b]give it the fall.  If it truly means your child cannot adjust, then go private [/b]or consider a school like Diener.  But don't decide in January of the final year of PEP that the following September your child won't be able to handle Kindergarten.[/quote]

PEP doesn't want to keep kids back b/c it costs them more money.  It has nothing to do with readiness for K but moving kids through the system.

It's also very difficult to find a mid year slot at a SN school.  It will also be difficult to find a mid-year slot at a mainstream private if a kid is bombing K.

Parents need to go with their gut since they know their kid best.  But it's better to make the decision ahead of time b/c most SN schools require full educational evaluations.  Also, OP, most applications are due around now.  So if you want to make this happen, you'll need to hustle if you already have done an educational evaluation.[/quote]

It's hard to go with your gut about Kindergarten readiness in January when your child isn't entering Kindergarten until September.  That's nine months of maturity left to go. [/quote]

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