Worried about missing DS underachievement

[chimphead]

Can anyone give advice please.
DS attended a small preschool playgroup for 2 mornings a week from age 2 until 3.4 years. As the playgroup closed down I managed to get him into a local school nursery to start in the september for 3 terms until he started school.
His end of year report from preschool at age nearly 40 months said that he was doing well but graded him at 22 to 36 months for everything. At the time I thought he could of been given better grades but did not think much else about it. Ds had had issues that I had persued as I had thought that his social skills and gross motor skills were behind his peers. I was assured by playgroup and by a peadiatric nurse who came round to oberserve Ds that he was developing ok but was just a bit shy. Anyway a year on and he has just finished school nursey and according to them he is doing well. He needs to widen his circle of friends and has problems with his pencil grip but no other problems have been metioned. His school report contained no grades just observations.

Anyway coming to the point, I have just read a post on the preschool forum where another poster asks if her 3.5 DS was underacheiving if he had been awarded 22 to 36 months grades. One reply said that if said child was sent to thier nursery with those grades at 41 months they would be classed as underachieving and would have had refferals and an IEP in place. If this was so should my school nursery of put something place to help my DS. Is he still under achieving now, did they not notice , or should I just take the grades with a pinch of salt and just see how he gets on in reception. I really dont know what to think now.

Going into reception Ds has a extremely good imagination, a wide vocabulary, he never stops talking, is very intrested in numbers, can read his name. Can almost dress and undress himself and is independant on the toilet. Loves painting but does not really draw anything structured. Knows colours and shapes and some letter sounds.

Should I have concerns or approach school in September.

Thanks

I wouldn't worry. He will start school in September and you should have a Parents' Evening soon after. Ask the school then once they have had a chance to get to know him a bit.

Please don't worry about this.

My DC are older but IIRC the pre-school sent a report to the school anyway.

Children starting in Reception are at all different stages but as they progress through school it evens out.

Thanks
I know I should not panic. I often over worry things. DS is and extremely happy child and I am quite excited about him starting reception. I just did not want this one niggle to spoil things.
I think he has come on so much already.
Thankyou again for your support

chimphead I am the biggest overthinker ever, I know exactly what you mean.

Starting in Reception is both brilliant and scary for parents, you will be thinking about everything. But don't worry until you need to about stuff.

Do not worry, children will start school with him having had no pre school experience at all, some will be writing their name and drawing basic people, others will be mark making.

I would perhaps have a chat with the new teacher and tell them what the nursery have said so that they can be aware and watching.

Your ds sounds perfect for his age

It makes me rather that all this current obsession with 'achievement' has put worries on you....I totally understand the overthinking thing, and would recommend (to a fellow overthinker) ignoring posts about achievement until your ds is a fair bit older.

Honestly, its hard to imagine how huge the changes kids go through in the first year at school are. And each child learns things in different stages, at different times, until they all tend to catch up with everything and each other around Y2-3. By which point you'll have had endless advice on achievement from your ds's school, and, no doubt, MN