I wouldn’t be concerned either. It’s more important to prepare your child mentally than academically. And all our kids perform at different levels

I wouldn’t worry. Chirldren make great strides while they’re in Kindy.

Kindy is where they start to learn most things, you’ll be surprised how quick they pick it up. Don’t be too concerned

I think all kids learn at different stages. He will pick up a lot from kindy. I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

I think kindy is where they start to pick up most things

they should at least be able to write their own name and recognise it

My twins are nearly ready for kindy
Ive been told toilet training is a must and everything else will come.
Most kids have separation troubles but they learn soon enough that Mum is back to pick them up and everything else will happen in time

To me if he is 3yrs old the most important thing he needs to be focused on is separating form you happily,being able to play with other children recognising name is good but not essential, knowing the basic shapes and colours is also a good start but not essential, I consider 3yr olds main focus is the social skills and 4yr old works on school readiness.If 4yr old then being able to count to 10 to maybe be able to identify their name,know the basic colours and shapes.

Kindergarten is the first year in Primary School in NSW. I worry more about social skills and ability to deal with change. Toilet training is a must. After that in our house we worked on name recognition, spelling of name and writing, recognising the alphabet and knowing the sounds the letters make, pencil grip, recognising numbers and counting to 20.

every body is different he will pick it up very quickly when he is ready

maybe try to introduce shapes, alphabets and write his own name.

It doesn’t really matter, whatever he is “behind” on they will work with him to learn, it is amazing how quickly they pick things up at kindy, plus the social interaction is great for kids, and a bit of extra time for mum doesn’t hurt either 😉

Hi, our son is starting kindy next year to, and we have just started to teach him how to write his name and the alphabet. Also how to count to 15. He is our eldest, but i think those things would be beneficial.

Hi Megan,by the time your child leaves kindy they should be able to recognise numbers up to twenty, and recognise all their letters and know which sound they make.So anything you can teach him before he gets there will be beneficial,I know they arereally upping the teaching,compared to when my first child went to kindy 4 years ago.

he should be able to write his own name and know a few things before he goes

Please don’t worry too much about what he does and doesn’t know, kindy is a year before school to have some extra social interaction.You will be surprised just how much he will gain in all sorts of ways while there. At home it is best to make any learning just a natural part of the day, wondering through the garden , is a learning experience , helping mummy to cook, these types of activities help with colour, counting etc. They need to be able to toilet them selves and wash their hands , but please don’t expect too much too soon. You will see such a change in a short time, how grown up they become.

Each child learns at their own pace and at that age there’s nothing really they should know academically speaking. I’d concentrate more on things like making sure they know how to put on their own shoes, look after their own belongings, sharing and that kind of stuff. The other things they will learn while they are there and at home in their own time 🙂

I don’t think they expect your child to know everything as thats one of the reasons they go to kindy to get into the routine of begining to learn things and to play with other children nicely.
My son started kindy this year and he knew his colours and numbers up to 15 would know his name by sight by couldn’t write it.
now he can write his name your child will love it, also just remember each child will learn at a different speed to everyone else.

I’m sure he’ll learn quite a lot, not to worry too much. Kindy is a place to learn. There are other children there, whom he’ll make friends with too. It will be fun, learning with children his age.

Every child is at a different level so worrying about “academic skills” prior to kindy is not needed. The most important thing is that the child can use the toilet independently and feed himself. The rest will come. Kindy is excellent for developing social skills and also breaking away from mum before starting school. The rest he will learn in kindy.