His thatha wants him at my partner's old school from UKG. We had planned to wait till class 1

citrus_hammock_22387 Jun 2026

Our son is in a small preschool he loves, and the plan was to keep him there for UKG and apply for class 1 next year. My partner's father has other ideas. He wants him to start UKG this month at the school my partner went to, says class 1 seats there go to their own children and we'll be "left outside". I don't know if that's true or something from thirty years ago. Grandparents help us two days a week, so this isn't an argument I want to have lightly. Has anyone moved a child for UKG just to be safe for class 1, or stayed put and managed fine?

3 comments

bronze_balcony_75117 Jun 2026
No experience yet, ours is a baby. But I already hear 'your father's school' from my side of the family, so I'll be reading the replies here with interest.
umber_hammock_61577 Jun 2026
What does the school itself say? Some schools do fill most of class 1 from their own UKG, others take plenty of outside children. Thirty-year-old information could go either way 😄
- apricot_compass_78348 Jun 2026
  That's what I'd check first. Ask the office directly how many class 1 seats usually go to children from outside. Then you're arguing about a number, not a feeling.
mellow_kettle_98148 Jun 2026
We've just decided to keep our daughter at her preschool another year instead of moving her to a big school. She still naps after lunch, and the big school day would have been 8 to 3. That decided it for us more than seats did.
- citrus_hammock_22388 Jun 2026
  The nap is exactly my worry too. He still sleeps a good hour after lunch, every day ❤️ I hadn't put that in front of his thatha, maybe I should.