If you have a summer born 4 yr old, when does yours go full-time?

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I'm just curious really as all schools seem to do things differently. Or is there a national standard?

My August born dd supposedly starts full-time next Mon after just 2.5 weeks of half days.

My DD is summer born and just turned 4. SHe started f/t on the first day of this term. But she had done a full year of half days in the school nursery class last year.

Week 4 for full time as well here, and youngest start first, so DS was one of 6 children in his class on the first day. This week he is doing mornings and lunch and today had a melt-down at tea as he was so tired (end of July birthday).

School says you can arrange for part-time to go on longer but I don't know if anyone actually does this.

full time from day 1 which is Jan 2011. None of the children do a short day or anything other than a normal school day (dd is Aug 27th :).

Split intake here (Herts) for the last year - all in together from next academic year.

May born. Five weeks part time in total. Next week, and week after, he stays for lunch. He's absolutely knackered, poor soul. He loves it and is very keen but is just finding it exhausting.

And yes, he'd been at nursery for ages and done some full days - even a month full time at one point - but you can have a nap there!

July-born DS1 here - his school has treated all the children exactly the same with 1 week of just mornings (of increasing length ending in 2 days of stopping for lunch) and then week 2 (this week) straight into full-time. However, they can't go into the breakfast/after-school club this week as it is their first week of full-time.

Suits me tbh as I couldn't really have managed half-days for any longer than 1 week.

In Sheffield state schools spring/summer born children start school in the January after they turn 4y. They do 3 or 4 days PT and then FT.

In DD's school (independent) all children start FT in September, no PT at all unless arranged individually with the class teacher depending on your own child. One of the reasons I chose independent is so that April born DD could start school in September like all her friends were going to do. One of DD's August born friends started a whole year later, went into the lower year for half a term or so, gradually moving into the same class as DD/age appropriate as there is more flexibility.

At DD school you had a choice of doing PT or FT whenever you felt your child was ready. Ft working mothers obviously went for FT immediately and SAHM went for gradual. As soon as child reached 5 you had to go FT regardless of choice the term after they turned 5. As DD was a late summer born child she could have gone half days for a whole year. I chose the gradual approach but didn't want to hold her back if her friends were FT so she quickly went longer so that by Xmas she was FT on 4 days and half day Fridays which i kept for the rest of the year as we so enjoyed our Friday treat days just us!
She does go to an independent school which prob explains the large choice available. Each State school dictates their own rules which you have to adhere to unless you have special circumstances like sn.

I was reading this to be nosey realy - am just hoping ours does FT straight away - a bit of a different view I suppose. She turns 5 on the first day of term next year. tbh she is ready to go now and is struggling at pre-school as so many of her friends have left.

Bit of a wierd Birthday pressie

Mine was born in late April but is one of the youngest in his year and counted as a summer baby. He currently stats until 1:20 but will do full days from late Nov.

Leningrad...our school has the same policy and we're going for the same approach as you. Our August born is currently the only one p/t but I've never been one to follow the crowd.

DD's school has had staggered starts. Last week it was 08:45 - 12:00 with half the class, and this week it's 13:30 - 15:30 with half the class. Next week, it's 08:45 - 13:30 and the parents go with them for lunch. Then extended play time until 15:30.

So, she doesn't start full time until after half term.

But it's negotiable as she's 4 years old. Am thinking of her having Fridays off as she got home and cried she was so tired

at our school it's FT straight away for everyone from day 1 (but a staggered intake over 2 weeks). Friend's DD was 4 on 28/8 & started FT on 2/9 (she's doing just fine BTW, tired, but then so is my Dec-born DD :))

27 August birthday here, started full-time this week - no concessions for summer-borns, though I think they do do quieter things with the summer-born children later in the week. He's loving it but exhausted!

I do think some people are missing the point. Why send a newly 4yr old full time if they don't need to be there? Being exhausted but getting used to it isn't a great thing in my view. The kids are doing at least 4 hrs aday= 20hrs a week P/T. Then you add on the afternoon at another 2hrs aday= a full extra 10 hrs which aren't necessary. 30 hours aweek in total for a child who, if a month or so younger, would be still at nursery!

At our school they start full time straight away.

DD will be just 4 (20th August) when she goes in 2012. She currently goes to nursery full-time but so did DS (he's just started in reception f-t and is March born) and he is exhausted when he comes home from school.

I still think f-t is best though. He's fitting in really well and in a routine and I know DD, even though she'll be one of the youngest in her year, will be the same.

DD was 4 at the beginning of August. She's at the school kindergarten atm, from Sept to Dec, which is 9 to 12 Mon to Fri.

From Jan, she starts reception ( 45 intake so we have split years ) first two weeks til 12, 3rd week 1.45 then full time. So full time from end Jan 2011.