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I'm so glad this posting came up. We are struggling with this same type of issue. My A2 will turn 5yrs old 10 days before the state cut off. She will likely be the youngest in her class... along with being the smallest (she only weighs 25lbs and wears 2T clothing). The other day some boys her own age were calling her a baby because she's so small... it really hurt her feelings. She's just now starting to recognize and realize that she's little. We're told it's not dwarfism just biologically petite.

I had her screened for preschool when she was 2weeks into being 3yrs old and they said she scored older than her age, I was floored because I thought she was behind. I DID force the issue to get her speech therapy which she got last year and this year.

Our school just started full day kindergarten last year. The first grade teachers are currently reporting the children that came into 1st grade this year are much further along academically than when there was just 1/2 day kindergarten.

I think we'll likely send her to kindergarten this coming fall and if the teacher at the end recommends she repeat kindergarten then that's what we'll do and she'll then be one of the older and smartest the second time around.