My daughter was the youngest (August 30 with a September 1 cutoff) and it wasn't all good. We opted to home school her after first grade because she just wasn't socially/emotionally as mature as her class - and some kids were over a year older as they'd been held back. Also, she moved out and started college at 17, she did fine with it but it's still something we hadn't considered.

Her son, my grandson, was born August 31. My daughter is already planning to hold him back an extra year, or at least proceed cautiously and hold him back after K if necessary.

But some possibilities to answer your question ... you could home school. You could check with local private schools and see if they'll take her a year early and then ease her into public school after a while. You could move to a state with a later cut off.

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