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So my youngest I put in Pre-k and he will go to Kindergarten next year. And my oldest I did the same and he will be 17 when he graduates HS due to an August birthday, but for me I didn’t want him to always be the oldest in his class either

Curious why would you hold him back?

I’m putting my daughter in tk due to her birthday I chose this because one the parent teacher meeting she speeded petty high and how the score the kids in each section the teacher said that the person focuses more with social and emotional kindergarten is more just like math and ready nothing else really she said that the only thing she needs to work on is sharing

@Celes not sure just feels weird putting him in school at 5 when I remember going to school every one in kindergarten was 6

I was 5 when I went to school it may feel weird and u don’t want to but then u might like it I know my daughter loves going to school this year I though she would cry she didn’t 😭 she said okay bye 👋 I was heart broken and her in Cali ur supposed to have ur kid in kindergarten by 5 sum im not sure but ik it’s can feel weird or out the ordinary but all up to u also if no one’s comments help make a pros and cons list

My daughter is in pre-k and going to kindergarten next year. She will also be 5 at the end of August. Borderline birthdays I think are very kid specific. My daughter, I feel, is ready for kindergarten. She knows she'll go to the same school as her big sister and she's excited. But I also know 2 families who have kids with early September birthdays and chose to wait the extra year (one with a boy and one with a girl). You know your kid best!

@Aspasia it depends on the his development and development of the class .

Can you even hold him off? My little one will be 5 in February and is going to pre K. He's enrolled in a charter school for kindergarten next summer. Check the requirements in your state. Here in Nevada you HAVE to be 5 by August 1st. If your little one is not 5 by August 1st, he has to wait until next year.

@Irina looks like where I am they have to be 5 before Sept 1st and have to go into 1st grade at the age of 6

My youngest daughter is 4 and started pre school last Feb. She will have to go to preschool again next year because her birthday is a few weeks past the cut off age for kindergarten. I put her in prek because of her severe speech delay. It's helped along with speech therapy at school and a therapy place

My girl turn 4 at the of July this year and we put her in prek she loves it and we love it. She will be going to kindergarten fall 2025. Her younger brother will be 5 months on 1/1 and we plan on doing the same thing. If anything we want to put him in prek at 3 so he can have 2 years of prek before kindergarten

My younger son is in a 4 year old pre-k class 2 days a week. Last year he was in a 3 year old class, 2 mornings a week. He will be starting kindergarten next year at 5 1/2.

My son has medical needs and delays, and we're homeschooling because of that among other reasons (something we considered before he was diagnosed, but that majorly pushed us that direction.) We do a very casual home preschool now and will be doing whatever curriculum level works best for him as we go for now, not necessarily following exact grade levels in the beginning. If regular school was a good option for him he'd be going into kindergarten next year. I graduated at 17 (August birthday) and it made literally no difference to anything whatsoever in my life so I don't see why that would matter at all. If you feel your kid is ready go for it, if not give him another year. Age isn't the defining factor, his personal readiness is

I graduated at 17 because my bday is July and so did my husband! They will be 18 once they start a fall semester so I think there’s no reason to hold them back if it’s not necessary! Only if there’s a learning delay

We are skipping pre k and going directly into kinder, she will be 5 the first semester and then turn 6 over winter break. I’m definitely scared cuz she’s young but I don’t want her behind her age group or 18 turning 19 in high school

I’m doing another year of prek. I want my little one to be ready for kindergarten so she doesn’t get frustrated or discouraged. I work with a lot of teachers and they say they can see a big difference in maturity in just that one year.

Statistically older kid in a grade do better in school both academically and socially since they are more mature

I’m in the same boat. My son is end of July birthday and I’m thinking about keeping him back. For me he missed a lot of preschool last year and has social/emotional and language delays. He’s made exceptional progress this year but is still behind most of his peers.

Will the school let you delay?

My girl is in her second year of preschool and starts full day kindergarten in august 🥹

@Julia maybe. If he isn't ready and his preschool teacher says he isn't they could let us delay him. Im just not sure because she hasn't told us anything. A few days ago I asked her for a progress update. Have to wait until they go back to class.

@Julia i only did one-year of preschool. He's my first and i sometimes have 0 clue on what I'm doing. I wish we would have done 2 years of preschool then maybe I wouldn't feel so uneasy about it.