Dana Bosheh is wrestling with a dilemma that has tormented parents for decades - whether to send her son Giovanni to school in January when he turns five, or to give him another year at pre-school.
For March birthdays, the number of children who have their start delayed by a year climbs to 28 per cent. In April, it's 40 per cent and by May, it's 55 per cent. Of those turning five in the weeks before the July 31 cut-off, only about a quarter start school.to beginning school later, looked at 100,000 students in the 2009 and 2012 school cohorts.Children turning five between August and December must begin school the following year.
There was no reliable research showing how children who are the youngest in their grade fare in later years of school, he said. "All those sorts of things, as well as the kids' inherent intelligence, really are far stronger correlates of whether they do well at school than when they start. Parents obviously agonise over this."
JordsBaker Look, I don't want to sound cynical, but this is a FirstWorldProblem
JordsBaker Agonise? Parents know best when their child is ready for school. Truth is many are sent too early because parents can’t afford child care fees.
JordsBaker I held my own daughter back in gr 1 now she is 17yo in yr 12 and not 16yo. Best decision ever the older they are the better at the end!
JordsBaker FFS they are not held back, you are sending them when they are supposed to go. Otherwise you are sending them early.
JordsBaker The kindy teachers are the best guide for parents in this. Speaking from experience.
JordsBaker Hmmm autism, add, global development delays etc. PHARMA