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[quote=Anonymous]N Arlington mom of a 3.5yr old (July BD) and Falls Church preschool. 
My experience with neighbors and friends is that a lot of people talk about holding kids back or wonder out loud if they should, but ultimately in my circle most kids go on time. A lot of these families contemplate it to get their kids closer together in school to minimize dual drop off years. These are families where it is truly a choice - the cost of preschool for an extra year is not part of the choice that anyone has mentioned.

Personally for my family, we will send our son on time at 5yrs 2mo. Someone’s kid has to be the youngest and I see no reason it shouldn’t be mine. Holding kids back that don’t have developmental or social maturity deficits exacerbates the socioeconomic divide in our public schools. As a poster noted, affluent families consider it a choice to be weighed. Families who need a parent to go back to work full time or who are struggling to pay for preschool or daycare don’t have a choice to wait. I realize I am privileged because I have a tall, verbal, social kid, but I think holding a kid who is otherwise ready is selfish and places low income kids at a disadvantage. [/quote]

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