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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's not fair is sending a 4 yr old to full day kindergarten.  [/quote]

So by your logic, a child should never go to day care at an early age and very limited preschool if any.  The child is basically five, give or take a few weeks.  Either a child is ready or not but to hold them back over a few weeks makes no sense.  I have a September child so this does impact us and our plan is to send him.  What ever skills he is behind on, we will work with him at home and help him "catch up."  Academics come easy as he's reading at 3 and starting to write.  He can spend hours doing school work and loves the structured activities at preschool.  What would not be fair to him is to have to move him as he cannot stay at 5 at his preschool to a play based preschool where there are few academics being taught.  At that point, Kumon, playground and other activities would better meet his needs.  He needs to be in a structured learning program and parents today are anti-learning at earlier ages so there are very few private programs around that would meet his needs.  Hence, K. is the right choice.  Some kids aren't ready.  Some kids are.  Let those kids ready go.  How does it harm your child by having a 4 year old/11 months start with your 5 year 5 month child?  It doesn't. [/quote]
Good God, lady.  Take a breath. No need to freak out.  [/quote]

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