Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Learning Environments Any advice on what to ask about early K?

FWIW, although I didn't regret the way we did K with agemates and then skipping first, but I did regret sending my kiddo to a second year of part-time pre-k, which he hated very, very much. I was lucky to be able to stay at home until DS went to kindy, so we didn't need to find anyplace for him to go, but I went with the flow of everyone else sending their kids to pre-k. In retrospect, I would have skipped that second year of pre-k. So I can understand your dilemma. Kinder is better than pre-k, if those are your options, I would say.

ETA: Or very play-based preschool, as Tallulah mentions. My kiddo did not like pre-k for many reasons, though it was no academic. He just wanted to be home with me and doing his own thing.