Tiny Tots Graduating ... what do YOU think?

My DGD went to Nursery up to 3, then Pre-school at a different time of day in the same building, until 5.

I can't say she would have looked bewildered though!
Had they had a ceremony I think she would have known full well what was happening, having spent a couple of 'taster days' in school and would have had a big beam on her face.

That’s interesting Callistemon, DGD will be 5 on 30 August so could by rights have started school a year ago but DD and SIL decided to keep her at nursery for another year as they felt she would be too you g. It didn’t help that the decision had had to be made the previous December when she was just 3 but I think and hope it will have been the right decision for her - although being honest, perhaps admission half way through the academic year would have been ideal. As the youngest o three, , she might have coped with older children in her class, but we think it will do her good not to be the youngest for once in her life!

DS and DIL did make enquiries, Maw but the rule here is that, if they are held back a year, then they join school in Y1 and have to miss reception year.
They were assured that, as much of reception is play-based, she would be fine and she has been.
She started school with friends she had made in pre-school and they will all be moving up to senior school together in September.

Ps so she would have been moving up to senior school anyway, the only difference being that she would have missed the reception year at primary school.

The rules seem very rigid in some areas re summer-born children.

I had a friend with a daughter who was just 4 when she started Reception....her birthday was August 28th.
My little 4 year old had an utterly miserable time in Reception, it's so sad, poor wee things.

I read now they are to be tested.

I suppose it depends on the school and the child. Mine has loved it!

I saw a post ( one of those’ proud mummy moments’ ones ) on Facebook showing the child graduating from reception class. Surely that’s instead of the nursery ones, and not as well as?