A parent in Shandong who just saw it reported that his child was born in early September, and the current local education department stipulates that the enrollment age of first-grade primary school students is 6 years old, and it must be before August 31.
It also means that just a few days after birth, his child will have to wait another year to go to school.
One more year of kindergarten, more than 20,000 yuan
For parents, just because their children are born so many days late, they have to go to kindergarten for one more year.
And now the fees are very high, especially some private kindergartens, at every turn to charge two or three thousand yuan a month, more than this year's kindergarten, for parents, get more than 20,000 yuan, it is also a lot of money, invisibly to increase the cost of parenting for the family.
At the same time, some kindergartens do not carry out extended care services like primary schools, and some parents have no time to pick up and drop off, which brings a lot of trouble to daily work.
Some mothers rushed to have babies before August 31
It is precisely because of the deadline for school registration on August 31 that many mothers give birth in the hospital at the end of August every year, and they ask doctors to give birth to their children before August 31.
Some mothers, because they want to give birth before August 31, can only ask the doctor to have a caesarean section.
There is only one reason for this, that is, I hope to let my children go to school a year earlier.
Some parents take the initiative to let their children go to school a year later
Of course, some parents hope that their children can learn in the morning, but there are also some parents who even know that their children are old enough, but considering the actual situation of their children, they may feel that their physical and mental development is relatively slow, and they will actively choose to delay going to school for a year.
And a year of school in the evening, in fact, there are also benefits, after all, when going to school, the age is slightly older, and it is easier to excel in all aspects of the class.
Can I postpone the registration date for elementary school students to December 31?
Some netizens suggested that the entry age of the first grade of primary school can be cut off by the year, that is, as of December 31 of each year, you can enter the registration range.
But whether to register or not, parents make their own choices according to the actual situation of their children, so that they can meet the various needs of parents.
It is understood that at present, some regions in China have also made some adjustments to the registration deadline for new students.