yeah i would like more statistic info before i comment

Some of it has resulted from there being only one yearly intake instead of two.
In many cases a student starts school 2 or 3 months before their 5th birthday and some struggle, otherwise they are nearly 6 before they start school and are bored. The longer they are at kindergarten the more they learn. They don’t hold back a child’s development and their desire to learn to start to read, count etc. Many know how to count before the age of 4,(I know one that can count to thirty as he kept asking what the next number was) spell some easy words, even remember the titles of books and first 3 or 4 pages of books such as little Golden Books.

Coming from the UK, my eldest started kindy at 3 which is the starting age for school and I have definitely noticed a difference between the developmental stages with my youngest. Both of my children have been ready to go to school and have more structure by age 3 and I feel that more could be done to prepare children for the move to school. It’s great to see child care centres have to employ a teacher for the preschool children and follow a set curriculum.

Kindergarten is fantastic… It helps the children get into a school like routine but it is age appropriate! Also learning at home is so important… Spend time with your kids, learning (and teaching) can be so much fun!!

Lke se

Pre-schools do a great job at getting children ready for school. Perhaps their curriculum could be modified to focus on areas where young children are struggling.