My DS1 is 4 at the end of August, and when I put his name down for the local school I was told he'd start in January 2010. However, since then they've changed the policy throughout the county, so they now only have one school intake. Technically he should start school in Sept, when he'll be 4 years and 1 week old.
For various reasons I've 99.9% decided to defer his school entry till January. I don't think he's emotionally ready for the long school days, despite the relative freedom of the reception year.
However, the teachers keep going on about the "curriculum", and how he'll miss essential bits. Then in the next breath they say it's all play anyway. I'm confused. Will anything be done in that first term that will be hard for him to catch up with?
It's a tiny school - only 12 in reception altogether, and he knows most of them already, so I'm hoping that making friends won't be too hard. Am I right in thinking that kids of that age don't form solid "exclusive" friendships that a new-boy couldn't join?
I'm so worried about it all. I just wish he hadn't been born a month premature, then none of this would be an issue!
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Deferring until January - will he be OK?
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Rebecca41 · 03/07/2009 17:45
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