christinamarie7788
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@lizzieb90 My girls are only 6 months, but I do plan on starting 2 day a week half day preschool at 3 and 3 day a week half day preschool at four. Then maybe even jr kindergarten at 5 depending on how they do with the school structure. Their birthday makes it so they could either be the oldest or youngest in the class.
But anecdotally, I worked in an elementary school for multiple years pretty hands on with kindergartners. Not every kid is like this, but you can usually tell when a kid didn’t do preschool. Those first months of school are really challenging. Some recover but some will end up retaking kindergarten. Which at that age isn’t a big deal but could be frustrating for some.
These past few years have been rough for kindergartners because they should have been in preschool but couldn’t because of covid. Teachers had to spend way more time on routine and structure and had to push curriculum to the side. (K curriculum is a whole other can of worms).
Ultimately, you know your kids best! Be their advocate with whatever you choose and they will be fine.
But anecdotally, I worked in an elementary school for multiple years pretty hands on with kindergartners. Not every kid is like this, but you can usually tell when a kid didn’t do preschool. Those first months of school are really challenging. Some recover but some will end up retaking kindergarten. Which at that age isn’t a big deal but could be frustrating for some.
These past few years have been rough for kindergartners because they should have been in preschool but couldn’t because of covid. Teachers had to spend way more time on routine and structure and had to push curriculum to the side. (K curriculum is a whole other can of worms).
Ultimately, you know your kids best! Be their advocate with whatever you choose and they will be fine.