Kindergarden age in the Alberta region
Apr 25th 2015, 9:05 pm
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Kindergarden age in the Alberta region
we are looking at moving to Canada this year.
My son is in reception and will be 6 in October, so I assume he will be going to Grade 1.
My daughter just turned 4 and would have done a year at nursery in the UK. She is due to start reception if we stay.
I did a search and they said she is not even due to start kindergarden till 2016.
Would I be able to get her into Kindergarden this year or not?
My son is in reception and will be 6 in October, so I assume he will be going to Grade 1.
My daughter just turned 4 and would have done a year at nursery in the UK. She is due to start reception if we stay.
I did a search and they said she is not even due to start kindergarden till 2016.
Would I be able to get her into Kindergarden this year or not?
Apr 25th 2015, 9:44 pm
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Re: Kindergarden age in the Alberta region
we are looking at moving to Canada this year.
My son is in reception and will be 6 in October, so I assume he will be going to Grade 1.
My daughter just turned 4 and would have done a year at nursery in the UK. She is due to start reception if we stay.
I did a search and they said she is not even due to start kindergarden till 2016.
Would I be able to get her into Kindergarden this year or not?
My son is in reception and will be 6 in October, so I assume he will be going to Grade 1.
My daughter just turned 4 and would have done a year at nursery in the UK. She is due to start reception if we stay.
I did a search and they said she is not even due to start kindergarden till 2016.
Would I be able to get her into Kindergarden this year or not?
We moved here in January. My youngest son turns 5 in July and starts Kindergarten in September, attending two days a week and every other Friday! Back in the UK he had already started in reception for 5 days a week. I think the age cut off here is that the child turns 5 by the end of December.
Hope this helps!
Apr 25th 2015, 10:07 pm
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Re: Kindergarden age in the Alberta region
I think a lot of your questions have been answered on the other place where you posted ...........
http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad...ooling-852381/
and, no, I do not think there is any way round getting a child into kindergarten early. Children start Kindergarten in the September of the year in which they turn 5.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad...ooling-852381/
and, no, I do not think there is any way round getting a child into kindergarten early. Children start Kindergarten in the September of the year in which they turn 5.
