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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do I know if I should put my daughter in school this fall?  (Montgomery County)

My daughter will be five in August.  She has been going to daycare since she was an infant, has an advanced vocabulary for her age.  Her preschool teachers say she is ready, however, she is extremely active and demands a lot of attention from her teachers. (She is in a class with ten kids and two teachers.)

I don't want to start her late and then have her bored in school (I was the oldest in my class and was bored out of my mind.) or start her too soon and have struggle. Are there places that can evaluate/test your child to give you a better idea of her readiness?

Thanks!

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She makes the cut off with age.  However, if you feel that while she's prepared academically, she's still a bit "immature" (such a ridiculous word to use - I realize!), you could put her in a K montessori for a year and then enroll her in K public.

If she demands a lot of attention, is she an only? (I'm an only, btw.)  A montessori will squash that, as there are 25+ kids in a typical montessori setting, and she'll be expected to work on her own quite a bit.

Some kids need an extra year.  My son, who's five, is in an extra year of preschool, and he's doing much better.

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