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+1.  OP seems to think K is all work, and not developmentally appropriate.  There is a lot of play and attention to socioemotional development in the early grades at our school.[/quote]

I've had one and a half children go through K (one's mid-year) and in FCPS it seems like a pretty miserable experience these days. Only a half hour of outside recess! Maybe we're just unlucky in the school we're zoned into.

OPs preschool sounds exactly like my pre-school (gosh, I wonder if it IS our pre-school, is it in Oakton?), and we will be facing the same decision another year down the line.

In previous years we've seen one family just move their child to a different, slightly longer pre-school. Another family found a part-time, private Kindergarten; their plan was to send the child to a public K afterwards.  Otherwise, there's a *ton* of stuff during the day on Parktakes for kids five and under. Swimming, gymnastics, art, etc. Just search for classes at the rec centers & parks near you.
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My child is at a Kindergarten in FCPS. His big gripe about first grade is that they only get one recess and last year they had 2. I know that he went outside at center time some days. He had PE 4 days a week. I would guess that they had 2 hours of physical play time. I know that they had snack time and lunch time, so at least 45 minutes for eating. They had 30 minutes of other specials on the days that they had PE and an hour of art each week. So at least 3 hours of non-academic time a day.

Yes, they spent time reading and writing and the like but his kindergarten teacher was clear that they did a lot of work in the centers and that the kids learned more playing at the centers. I am not sure how frequently they were used outside of the end of the day center time that I am counting above.

Each parent needs to make their own decision about their child's readiness for kindergarten. I don't know the OP or her kid. I can only imagine that she is doing what is best for her child. [/quote]

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