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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the absence of providing some reason, I would be suspicious that the school just wants another year of tuition.

I wouldn't do it unless you think she's going to struggle in her age cohort.  [/quote]

We really don't. She's 3 so it is hard to know far ahead. She is currently in a montessori preschool for 3-6 year olds. Her teachers have no concerns. We've had two conferences and there was nothing mentioned regarding her development, focus, or maturity. I went to observe her in class and she was doing great. She didn’t notice I was there until another student told her. She enjoys school and learning. She does get bored easily. She's in gymnastics, swimming, and ice skating so we've had a chance to see how she follows instruction and all that outside of a school setting. No concerns from us, but again she does get bored easily. She's told her gymnastics instructor a couple of times that she was bored with the lesson. She is not some child prodigy though. She doesn't know all of her letters or letter sounds. 
 Just a 3 year old who picks up on things quickly and isn't shy. She's also small. Like 15 %tile height.[/quote]

Honestly, OP, a small girl is going to stay small. My daughter has a friend who was held back a year because she was very small and she is still very small - she's 14 months older than my daughter and my daughter, who is not a giant by any means, she's pretty average) is much bigger. In fact, this little girl is getting usurped by her brother who is two years younger than her. Small's gonna small, and skipping a grade of school won't help. It's also a really stupid reason to hold a kid behind.[/quote]

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