What Is The Best Age For Children To Start School?

My son started pre-school before he was 2 and my daughter was almost 3 I do believe. I think pre-school is great for children. My daughter is almost 17 and does not like school. My son is thirteen and loves it.

I think that a child is learning right from the moment he is born.But going t a full time school with regular teaching shoud ideally start at 4 or 5 yrs.Until then,the child does better learning through play and other methods.Reading and writing are best started at 4 or 5.Byt hen they will also be ready for the rigours of school life.I started school when I was 4 and I think it is a good age.I send my daughter to a nursery 3 days a week for half a day but that is more like day care where my daughter does stuff like painting,etc.They also learn numbers,days of the week,etc-simple things.I think if a child starts school too early,then we are putting too much pressure on him and the child may start revolting at a later date and suddenly stop studying.Too much pressure is no good.Th child should be encouraged to learn when he is ready to.

Lower kindergarten at 3, upper at 4 and I standard at 5 is the right age and for decades this is followed here in India.

In our area a child can not start school until they are at least potty trained and they don't generally like to take any child younger then three and at that they only go for two days a week and two and a half hours on each day at four they can go three days a week and for the same amount of hours . To me this is the best time as you don't want to send them when they are too young and as parents we really need to spend quality time with our children when they are young as these are the most impressionable years .There is lots of time for them to go to school when they are older and if one is worried about there child not knowing enough then you can make a game and teach your child yourself . I can see how a child would be burnt out from going at too young an age . To me this is expecting to much from our children . Children need to be able to have fun and need to spend time with their parents without worrying about responsibilities .There is a lot of time for this when they are older .

I think kids should be allowed to be kids. School should start at age 6 or even 7, depending on the child. I don´t see anything wrong with a play group where they learn, but not full time! My sons will be homeschooled, but my 17 month old learns with me for short periods of time already and can count to three and knows his animals and is learning colors. While education is important, I think real life is better for small children to learn from.

I think the ideal age is 4. After all, they are not going to get this age back. Let them enjoy sleeping and playing until 4 at home. In India, they start pre-school by the age 2, and during pre-school, which they usually refer to as play school, they aren't really allowed to play, but to recite rhymes and stories. I have even heard of places were they are made to write. I really pity these tender kids. i wonder if those young finger bones wud have developed to that extent to start writing.

We put my daughter in daycare/preschool when she was 3 to get her ready for pre-k. She started pre-k when she was 4 and she is now moving on to kindergarten, she will be 5 when the school year starts up. I think it's good to at least put them in around 3, so they can have a year or two to socialize with other kids. I have also been told by teachers that it's a good thing to have them in daycare/preschool for learning reasons and interaction. I'm sure kids that go all day everyday to daycare/preschool and go full time might be a little worn down, but I'm also sure they are pretty use to it. I would say, if you don't have to put a child in daycare or preschool, then don't do it, I would wait until they are around 3 years of age.

Out here the state offers a program for children starting at 3 and 4. It's a loosely based school program. The 3 year olds stay in a daycare setting and the 4 year olds attend in an elementary school. It's free if you live in the township. I think 3 is a good age to start acclimating them. I worked in daycare for a few years and it's hard to say about kids getting burnt out, all kids are different and handle situations differently. Some may be ready and some may not. I started pre-k at 4 as well and liked it.

Padeatricinas say 5 or 6 is thright age for children to go to school. But due to heavy competition it is better you send your kid at 3 or 4 and never before 3. They need to be free from all restrictions at such a tender age.