Malloy: Kids May Have to Start Kindergarten Later
Change Could Affect 1/4 of Kindergarten Students
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday the state should move to increase the minimum age for kindergarten, without waiting until it can afford expanded pre-school for low-income students whose public education is delayed.
"I think we should be setting the age based on what we know about the likelihood of success, or increased opportunities for success, based on appropriately aged and grouping students," he said in an interview.
The proposal, made originally by former Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan, is now incorporated in proposed bills that will have a public hearing sometime in February. The idea is to narrow the age range for students in kindergarten, which now includes children from 4 to almost 7 years old.
Malloy and other education officials said such a wide developmental range makes it difficult to meet the needs of all the children in the class.
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