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We are. My son makes the cutoff by 2 weeks, but holding back is the norm in our area for birthdays up to 4-5 months before the cutoff. So much so that the principal told me she literally can't recall the last time they had a September birthday (cutoff is October 1) start on time. It's ridiculous. He's so ready, but ultimately the idea of setting him up to be so much younger than all the other kids right from the start didn't sit well with us. I think he would do fine now, but I worry about the later years when he's 12 and other kids are starting to turn 14, etc. So he will stay at day care and do their full-day Kindergarten next year then go to public Kindergarten the following year. It's such a hard decision to make!

We just have TK and K, I think. My dd misses the cutoff so she's in TK. I would make the same choice in your situation. If nothing else she'll be with the other younger kids and not being compared to older kids (and therefore tracked differently.) Will she go to K or 1 the following year?

@Bao: ok so I think our dds might be in similar programs then!

We aren't this year but I'm waffling about whether we will send her our just do an extra year of preschool (her birthday is 7 weeks after the cutoff). Is yours full day or part-time? I wish ours wasn't five full days.

D misses the cutoff so he will be in pre-k at his preschool. I don't have a choice but I'm still torn. He's super advanced academically and has normal social skills but he's far behind on gross motor. He is just starting to write his name and can read pretty proficiently. Basically I think development is fascinating at this age and all the kids will be a-ok :).

We are holding our son back from entering K in the fall. He makes the cutoff by 3 weeks but his teachers and I agree that he will benefit socially and emotionally from an extra year of preschool. Most of his friends that have summer birthdays are doing the same, as are 3 of the other kids on his preschool class. That made it easier too.