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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a child who is socially or emotionally immature or not there academically, then sure, hold them back. But hold back a child who is ready in all ways to be challenged and let him be the oldest in a group of kids a year younger repeating all the same stuff he’s already done for an extra year? No. [/quote]

This. OP is looking at PK3 where it's harder to gauge, honestly (and I would just send on time for that because it's not like you're doing significant academics in preschool anyway).

But for K, the determining factor shouldn't be how close to the cut off your child's birthday is. It should be their experience in preschool and their overall readiness. Some preschools do formal readiness assessments, but even when they don't have these, you can always just ask the teacher "I know Timmy is on the younger side for his cohort -- what are your thoughts on readiness for Kindergarten?" And they'll usually tell you if they have any concerns. Our preschool teachers also said, regarding our kid with a bday close to the cutoff, that they were ready. I trusted them, and they were right.[/quote]

A preschool teacher does not have the ability to predict the future for a child.  And, kids can do differently in different environments.  [/quote]

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