Maybe there is a reason you want to move things along, but I think there is no need. The benefit with more time, in my opinion, is now she is at the older end of her class along with several girls whose bdays are close to hers. Hi, I don't have experience in Piedmont specifically, we live in Marin, but I do have the experience of my daughter also falling into the birthday cutoff that meant she had a year of TK and then a year of Kindergarten and honestly I thought it was wonderful for her, even though, I would put her in the same category as your daughter that she would have been totally ready for her Kindergarten year at 5 yrs old instead of 6 years old. Private schools might have a little more wiggle room. I work for a public school, they will not accept your daughter into Kinder is her birthday falls out of the date range. Average Daily Attendance (ADA) can be claimed for these "late start" students on the day of their admittance. Therefore, age-ineligible students (e.g., a child whose 5th birthday is on January 5) cannot attend school at the beginning of the school year, and cannot be admitted or attend school until they have attained the age of 5. However, Pursuant to EC 48000(b), local education agencies (LEAs) may enroll children in TK or kindergarten on or after their 5th birthday, on a case-by-case basis, if the governing board determines that the admittance is in the best interests of the child, and the parent or guardian is given information regarding the advantages and disadvantages, and any other explanatory information about the effect of this early admittance. Pursuant to EC 48000(a), a child is eligible for kindergarten if the child will have his or her fifth birthday by September 1. I am copying and pasting this from the California Department of Education website, I hope it is helpful Would love to hear about your experiences on transfers also. My daughter can go straight to Kindergarten if she stays in her current private school, however the public school is telling us that even if she completes Kindergarten in private school, she will have to repeat Kindergarten when she transfers to public school due to her birthday. Has anyone tried to enroll their child straight into Kindergarten instead of TK? Are the public schools accommodating to parents' requests? We'd love to hear about your experience, and especially if you have experience with the Piedmont school system. Yet with the new cutoff dates, she would have to do a year of preschool and then a year of TK before even entering Kindergarten at age 6. Her pediatrician saw her at her 4yr old checkup and said without a doubt that she is ready for Kindergarten. She is very mature and focused for her age and it seems obvious to us that she is ready for Kindergarten. ![]() Our daughter is a fall baby and misses being eligible for Kindergarten just by one month. ![]() I would love to hear any of your advice or stories of your personal experiences with putting your children into TK vs K.
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