U.K. Summer babies starting school this sept

[familygirl30]

Hi ladies, my boy will be 4 in June and I applied in nov for him to start school in sept, are anyone of you ladies applying for your child to start later instead seeing as they don't have to b in education until 5?Couple of my worries that think will he be ready are
My son is bright but he can be shy esp around other children esp ones he doesn't know right well.With our friends children he does play with them as knows them well, at pre sch he is still just playing along side others still but only goes 2 mornings and only started in sept.I know how fast children can come on so know he has a lot of time to build on these skills before sept!

Also I'm due our baby on the 2nd sept, so I'm worrying now it will all be too much for my son, I have hormones all over the place at the moment so it's not helping with the worrying lol

 

[Boo44]

Hi my son is an end of June baby and he started last September at just turned 4. I can reassure you it's been great. He is more than holding his own and is doing fantastic with reading and writing. The summer thing hasn't made any issue for us so far. Also he went to the preschool and so made friends there and it would have been a shame if they'd moved up without him x

 

[familygirl30]

Hi my son is an end of June baby and he started last September at just turned 4. I can reassure you it's been great. He is more than holding his own and is doing fantastic with reading and writing. The summer thing hasn't made any issue for us so far. Also he went to the preschool and so made friends there and it would have been a shame if they'd moved up without him x

Thank you for your reply,good to hear your son is doing well, my son goes to the pre sch next to the school but it's not part of the school, they have a nursery but didn't send my son because they couldn't give us the days wanted so I'm hoping some kids from pre school will b going to the same school.

 

[Pearls18]

If he's shy I would say it's all the more important he starts with everyone else really, I can understand deferring in some cases, but I wouldn't in this situation, I think it would be more harmful. I'm sure he'll be fine there will be lots of other kids in the same boat. I would consider taking up the full 15 hours (I assume you don't currently from what you say) to prepare him for September, the funding is there specifically to assist children so I would utilise it personally from what you say.

 

[Eleanor ace]

DS is a July baby and started school at 4. I was a little worried as he seemed so young, but he was at nursery at school (foundation stage setting, semi open plan with reception) and I knew that it would make for a smooth transition (and get him off on the right foot) moving up with the rest of his friends and just progressing naturally. Academically he does struggle, you can certainly tell that he is one of the youngest children in his class but I don't regret not holding him back There's no guarantee he would have fared better holding off for another year and he may have stagnated staying in nursery for another year, there's just no way of knowing.

 

[CaptainMummy]

My dd1 is alate January birthday (same as a late July birthday for you, as our cut off is the last day of February) and I was able to defer her if I wanted. Nursery told me that she was more than ready for school and she has always been right on track with everything in the class, and her teachers have nothing but praise for her work. She too was very shy, but school has definitely helped her to come out of her shell and she has come on so much since starting (she is in primary 2 now)

 

[Twinmum87]

My twins were June babies.My girl did great, no problem. My boy took a long time to adjust, but this was down to him not coping well with no longer being able to be with/ sit next to/talk to his twin whenever he wanted to. They have both done great and now my boy has actually far supposed my girl in most subjects. She is better at literacy and art, he is better at ... well, everything else. Despite struggling thru the whole of reception.

 

[k4th]

I can't comment on the late birthday bit... but I wanted to add some reassurance about baby's due date.

My ds was born at the end of July the same year dd started school in the September. I too worried that she would feel pushed out & that it would all be a bit much at once. However, babies are boring! Between feeding & changing bums, health visitors and weighing clinics etc. dd very quickly got over the novelty of a newborn and was glad to have her own space and friends. Don't get me wrong - she's always loved him to bits and they have a lovely relationship - but I do think having some time for herself really helped during the day. Plus - she was exhausted from school 5 days a week and ds never once woke her in the night!

 

[sequeena]

I have an August baby and he started just after he turned 4. He's younger but school was absolutely the right choice for him. He loves it.

 

[ClairAye]

I'm going to try keep my daughter behind a year. She should start next year at 4 but I'd rather she start at 5. My eldest will start at 5 this year.