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[quote=Anonymous]Meh, there's pros and cons to redshirting, and it's hard to predict some of them because they don't surface until MS/HS. For MANY families the financial costs of an additional year of daycare are a significant factor to consider. I think many also aren't really giving it that much thought... unless there's a developmental issue, then you just go if your 5 before Sept. 30. That's the default (barring exceptional circumstances) for most.

For us, DD is 4 with a mid-September BD... physically small (~5th-10th percentile) but academically advanced with a WPPSI north of 130. She's already an avid reader and good with basic add/subtract and patterns, etc. We're concerned that holding her back from K would kind of stunt her academic development at this stage so inclined to proceed with K in the fall... despite it likely being a larger-than-usual cohort with a bunch of redshirted-due-to-COVID 6-yos. DD has a strong personality and expect she'll rise to the challenge.

Extra year of Pre-K isn't a financial concern... biggest concern is just that she's physically small, but (a) we're more concerned about academics than sports or social things where size matters more, and (b) by HS the extra year of age wouldn't really matter much size-wise since growth rates plateau earlier for girls.[/quote]

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