We didn't bother with the testing because at no time after meeting her did they question her intelligence level. The decision was made because they feel that the ONLY way for a child to be brought up for early entrance is if that child demonstrates the behavior of a 6 year old 100% of the time. They were also concerned because at 4 she's very tall (she wears a size 6 so her pants will reach her ankles), but she's thin (we love adjustable waist pants).
We made the decision based on the fact that she is currently top of her class in Pre-K (all children going into K next year) and her Pre-K teachers told us that she was indistinguishable socially from the older children & recommended she be in K next year because there was no way she'd remain interested in Pre-K academics for a second year. We thought we had all our ducks in a row, but on the public side our county strictly forbids children under 5 from entering school, no exceptions & due to this, the private side is VERY picky about doing it. They've allowed it 2 times in the last 5 years among the 3 private schools we've interviewed & the kids in those cases were born within 1 month of the cutoff (we're at 3.5 months).
