What age to send kid to schools

[Xaos]

Hi, my daughter is 2y 4m old now.

 

Whats the best age to send her to her first kindergarden?

 

I plan sendnd her to eng schools.

 

Thx

 

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[starky]

Unless your talking about day care don't all kids start kindy @ 5 years old?

[chickenslegs]

7 minutes ago, starky said:

Unless your talking about day care don't all kids start kindy @ 5 years old?

I think they call it Nursery School, up to 3 years old - then Kindergarten from 3 to 6. Well, that is the terminology in my locality (Sattahip).

 

To address the OP question - Personally, I think that 2.5 years old is a great time to start nursery school, especially if there are not many opportunities for socialising with other kids at home.

[cooked]

Our (ouch!) Great-grandson started at three years old, he was looking forward to it but now finds it boring, he would rather come to 'help' me in the garden or his granddad in the fields.

I found out recently that the next school year at the temple school will be exactly the same as this year, so I guess it just serves as a crèche for most people in the village.

[yankee99]

Thailand has 3 years of kindergarten 

[Krataiboy]

Keep them away from the Thai indoctrination centres known as state schools for as long as possible. 

[brewsterbudgen]

My son started at the International Montessori pre-school in Ekkamai at 2 years old (Nursery class). It's been brilliant for him.

[richard_smith237]

By the age of 2 our Son was showing signs of 'wanting more'.... clearly becoming bored with the Play-group situation - the same activities 3 or 4 times a week were failing to keep him interested. 

We placed him at an International School Kindergarten / Nursery nearby where he has thrived.

 

At the following ages my son attended:

2 yrs - Commenced Nursery 1 for 3 mornings per week (8:30 - midday)

2 yrs 8 m - Nursery 2 for 4 Mornings per week (8:30 - midday)

3 yrs 8 m - Kindergarden 1 for 4 Mornings per week (8:30 - 1pm) + 1 hr after school activities 2 days per week (swimming and football)

 

 

The school seems relaxed and fun, it is supervised by *trained professionals and follows a British Early Years educational structure...  *(NES Teacher + Teacher Assistant + Nanny in each classroom of <15) - there are 4 classes in this years year-group.

 

Initially I was not concerned with the education aspect as my son was too young, I wanted him in a safe, well supervised environment whereby he could interact with other children and develop social skills and some independence. From the offset he has progressed well and shown and wondrous and fantastical development - quite frankly I'm astonished at how well the children do from such a young age. 

 

I'm extremely satisfied with the decisions my Wife and I made in choosing an enjoyable balance for my son's early years - I would do the same again.

 

That said, not all children are the same, but if you feel your child is ready for it I can only see the benefit of placing your child in an International Nursery environment for a few mornings per week from now (2 yrs 4 months). 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 13, 2017 by richard_smith237

[HHTel]

Compulsory school is 6 to 15.  Kindergarten starts at 3 but many are taking them from 2 these days.

 

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Primary education Primary education in Thailand comprises non-compulsory pre-school education for children between the ages of 3 and 6 and 6-year basic education for children aged 6 to 12 (Pratom I-VI). Pupils sit for the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET) on completion of primary education (Pratom VI). General secondary education Secondary education is divided into 2 cycles of 3 years: lower (Matayom I-III) and upper (Matayom IV-VI). During secondary education, pupils sit for the O-NET twice: once in the third year (Matayom III) and again in the sixth year (Matayom VI). The O-NET comprises of assessments in 8 areas:

Hope that that helps.

[davidst01]

we started ours at 2.5 hours and it was good for her. She loved it. 

 

If you're smart you will go to the nursery with your wife and ask any of the teachers there if they want to come around and play with your little one for a few hours on Saturdays - prior to starting her at the school. Pay a bit of money to the teacher. Then on day 1 your child will not cry and be anxious. Thats what we did. At that age they need the re-assurance of knowing someone

[BEVUP]

Well as we know asia start their kids very early & half of them are still a couple of yrs behind a western uni degree after completing them. & the you have the weekend schooling ( they say to learn more & be better ) obviously doesn't help

 

[brewsterbudgen]

Well as we know asia start their kids very early & half of them are still a couple of yrs behind a western uni degree after completing them. & the you have the weekend schooling ( they say to learn more & be better ) obviously doesn't help
 

You're generalising about "Asia"? I think the academic results of most Japanese, Korean and many other Asian students would completely counter your claim.

[TravelerEastWest]

2 years old to a good international school.

 

 

[HHTel]

5 hours ago, BEVUP said:

Well as we know asia start their kids very early & half of them are still a couple of yrs behind a western uni degree after completing them. & the you have the weekend schooling ( they say to learn more & be better ) obviously doesn't help

 

1. South Korea

2. Finland

3. Canada

4. New Zealand

5. Japan

6. Australia

7. Netherlands

8  Belgium

9. Norway

10. Estonia

 

The US came 14th

The UK came 20th

Thailand were way way down and beaten by Laos!

 

Based on reading, maths and science.

 

 

[DLang]

2-3yrs old in an International kindergarten, nursery, or montessori.

 

If not international, homeschool them. 

[khunPer]

On 9/12/2017 at 11:01 AM, Xaos said:

I plan sendnd her to eng schools.

EP (English Program) Schools often has Kindergarten 1 to K3 (Anuban 1 to A3). Age for starting K1 is 3-4 years old.

 

I had my daughter in in nursery, where they among others taught numbers and letters, both Thai and English, and then in EP from K1 to K3 – it was a very good preparation for EP Primary school; where she's now i P6.

 

K3 is equivalent to UK Year 1 and US KG; i.e. 5-6 years of age.

 

In the Thai school system, and EP schools, then follows Prathom 1 to P6, also called Primary 1-6, which equals UK Year 2-7, and US Grade 1-6.

 

In Thai school system follows Mattahayom 1 to M4, which equals UK Year 8-11, and US Grade 7-10, International Year 8-11; furthermore in Thai schools comes and M5 to M6, i.e. UK Year 12-13.

 

You can for example switch from EP to International school after P6; i.e. continue in Year 8, however the terms are different. Thai school system has two terms, from May till September, and November till April; whilst International schools have three terms, from September till December, January till April, and May till July. Be aware that school fees are quoted per term, so for EP it's term fee x 2 for a year, and for International it's term fee x 3 for a year. Switching also mean that EP school will finish end-of-March, whilst Year 8 begin early September; some International schools will offer a 3rd term of Year 7 to fill the space (and the school of course makes an extra term fee).

[HHTel]

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

In Thai school system follows Mattahayom 1 to M4, which equals UK Year 8-11, and US Grade 7-10, International Year 8-11; furthermore in Thai schools comes and M5 to M6, i.e. UK Year 12-13.

Just a small corection.  Mattayom is split M1 - M3 as lower secondary and M4 - M6 as upper secondary.  In some schools, if the child's grades are below par at M3, they won't accept them for M4 meaning the child has to change to a school which will accept their grades.

[khunPer]

2 hours ago, HHTel said:

Just a small corection.  Mattayom is split M1 - M3 as lower secondary and M4 - M6 as upper secondary.  In some schools, if the child's grades are below par at M3, they won't accept them for M4 meaning the child has to change to a school which will accept their grades.

Thanks for correction – I was merely trying to compare with British or International Schools – where M1 to M4 makes sense compared to Y8-11 and G7-10 (Junior High and High School; i.e. "Freshman" and "Sophomore"), and M5-6 equals Y12-13 and US "Junior" and "Senior"; as IS may be more appropriate for a half-foreign child, beginning in EP...

[rickudon]

Watch out for private nursery schools - some have some very dubious practices. We caught one of the staff smothering our daughter with a blanket over her mouth because she wouldn't sleep. We demanded, and got, a full refund from the school of the fees we had paid. Our daughter was traumatised for days. In a western country there would have been a court case, pointless here. Our daughter later went to the free village nursery school which was much better (had a superb playground). 

[Kenny202]

I am a sole parent little boy 18 months old. I just started him in nursery school. I take him out daytimes and we do stuff but he was clearly becoming bored at home. No other children or playgroups in my area. I think his development was stagnating from not being around other children.

 

Got him into a lovely little Thai nursery. Was very concerned leaving him there the first day but he seemingly loved it. Was only going to start him off a couple of days a week but now we go Monday to Friday 6 hours each day. His face lights up of a morning when he sees me preparing his back pack and he always runs off when we get there so it appears to be good for him

Edited September 20, 2017 by Kenny202
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