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And I’ll add that my kid is not necessarily the biggest, or smartest, or more mature just because she is 3 week older than another kid! Kids are all sizes, with all kinds of abilities, in the 3-5 age range. They also do joint activities with the younger class frequently, which is good for mixing up the ages. We’ve been really happy with DCPS preschool, even if we had to wait another year to start! [/quote]

My kiddo is currently in PK3 and is the youngest in her class... due to the distribution of birthdays in her class, which skew heavily toward the older side, she is at least 9 months younger than 75% of her classmates. She is physically large for her age (taller than most of the kids who have already turned 4), but talks like (and has the social skills of) an average kid who turned 3 recently, not a 4 year old. We were a little worried about her being the youngest, so we asked her teachers a few months into the school year whether her age/development was an issue and we were told that her behavior and performance in class were indistinguishable from her older peers and that no one watching her class would be able to pick her out as the youngest. I'm not saying that it doesn't matter or assuming that my daughter will always blend in well with her older peers... the data about longterm student success does show that, on average, being older in your grade gives you an advantage... what I am saying is that there's also some individual variation between kids.

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