On Monday, the children began to register for the preparatory class, and at the secretariats of the schools it was queuing in the morning. However, among the parents are many with children younger than six years and who will not reach this age in September. A teacher and a psychologist explained for the “truth” how much the age of the little ones matters when we talk about schooling.
Between May 6 and 9, the children are assigned to the archive photo constituency schools
During this period, many of the parents with children enrolled in the big group in kindergarten have a dilemma: when is it better to give the little one to school? At six years old, at six years old or why not, at seven years? The answer? According to the law, eligible for enrollment in the preparatory class are the children who turn 6 until August 31, 2025. They are added to those who are the same age between September 1 and December 31, with one condition: they need a recommendation from the kindergarten or the Center for Resources and Educational Assistance to attest that they are prepared to enter the community.
But beyond what he writes in the law there is another question, justified, moreover: how much does it matter, in terms of the age of the child, a few more months or minus? “Even if he has not turned six years old, a child can be enrolled in school if he is properly developed, if he holds certain skills, if, in fact, he can cope with the new program, the environment and the rules.” He dexplained for “Adevărul” Alina Macavei, a teacher at a school in Bucharest.
Therefore, not the age of six years of the child would be the great impediment, but the level of acquisitions and skills with which the little one comes from the family. “I, for example, I have Meeting six-year-olds who have been accommodated and did much better than older others, six half or even seven years ”, continues the teacher.
Educators: “The difference between children does not necessarily make age”
What does skills mean? The teacher refers to how a child interacts with other children, but also with adults. “In order to be eligible, a child under six years must be able to respect certain instructions: to listen to an adult, to cooperate when given certain tasks, to stay quiet in the bank, to have the patience to listen to a short story. He must know how to communicate, ask for help if he is in a diffacultized. There are basic relationships with which they should come home. ”
You realize that the little one, whether he is five, six or seven years old, is prepared to start school if he does alone in particular situations or contexts: “He knows how to go to the toilet alone, to finish his buttons from a blouse, the zipper, he knows how to wash his hands, etc..”
It is, in the end, a certain knowledge bag that will help the child to be independent to some extent. Obviously, the parent must carefully pursue his ability to make purchases, learn certain things. “As for the acquisitions that children make over time, I did not notice differences between students of young and older ages. And for some and for others, the same is the same, and at some point they reach the same level. It is not a rule for the little ones to be Weakened to teaching. “
Alina Macavei said that the skills with which they come, the acquisitions already acquired from home, from the family, matters enormously during the educational course of the students. “You, as a teacher, have to have a basis to build. And this base, to a certain point, is not about age. For example, there are five-year-olds who know how to read, I know how to count. But there are six or even seven years who do not have this knowledge.”
The age is obviously a factor, but not always a decisive one. We must recognize that, often, older children relate to each other more easily, socialization occurs naturally, without great impediments. “A younger child could be more timid, but it is not a rule! But, this aspect must be followed. And if the parent will be careful, he will immediately realize whether the little one is prepared for school.”
In addition, it is recommended that parents ask the opinion of kindergarten educators. “These are the first to say whether or not a child is prepared to be scholarized. But not from an intellectual point of view, but of the basic acquisitions. These include communication and socialization, which are essential,” the teacher said.
Psychologist Keren Rosner
Psychologist: “I recommend the start of school later than too early”
Psychologist Keren Rosner recommends parents with children who will not reach the age of 6 by the end of August 2025 to test the little ones before enrolling at school. “It is a psychosomatic testing after which the specialist says if the little one is prepared to be school. Because not all children develop at the same rate.”
The child, considers the specialist, must have the ability to understand, to follow some rules, to be able to concentrate, be constantly on a certain activity at least 15-20 minutes. “Must recognize certain letters, be able to hold the pen in hand, manage the separation of parents, without being overly anxious or having a desperate behavior. He must have a minimum self -control capacity when he goes to the preparatory class. That is, to know how to wait in a row, to respect the teacher’s directions, to have the ability to understand a sufficient number of words, to understand the messages he receives. “
The psychologist recommends that parents do not rush into the decision to give the little one at school. “Better waiting for it to give it too early, because they will not know the pace at which it will adapt, even if we talk about a smart child. We do not know if it will keep up with the older ones. And if this discrepancy between him and the others, it is possible to have this to have repercussions.”
The psychologist refers to the fact that the student could, in time, begin to doubt his abilities, believe that he can no longer, that he is inferior, that he has a problem of understanding. “Frustration appears and inferiority complexes appear. Consequence? Child will not feel comfortable at schoolwill not integrate into the group, will be excluded, the interaction with the others will be deficient. He will not integrate and want to stop coming to school. ”
Entries Class Preparatory 2025. The first stage
Parents who have made the decision to enroll their child at school must know that enrollment applications are processed between May 6-9, during which the students are also assigned to the constituency school. Here is the full calendar of registrations this year.
May 12 – May 19, 2025 The processing at the level of the educational units, based on the information from the type of registration and the documents submitted by the parents, of the applications requesting the enrollment to a different educational unit than at the constituency school, on the remaining free places;
The admission or rejection of the requests by applying the general and specific criteria of separation and the validation by the Board of Directors of the educational unit of the list of candidates admitted in this phase;
Marking, in the computer application, of the type of registration for the candidates admitted in this phase;
May 20 2025 Processing of the type-type applications, with the help of the computer application, and the distribution at the Circumscription School of the Children whose parents requested the enrollment to another educational unit than the constituency school, but were not admitted due to lack of places and who expressed in this phase the option for the registration in the school constituency;
May 21, 2025 -display in the educational units and on the website of the School Inspectorate of the registered candidates and the number of places left free.
Registrations Preparatory class 2025. Second stage
May 22, 2025 Communication, by displaying at the educational units and on the Inspectorate’s website, the specific procedure for distributing children on the available places,
May 23 – May 29, 2025 Submission of the application-type application to the secretariat of the educational unit in the first position between the three options expressed for the second stage by the parents of the children who were not included in any educational unit in the previous stage or who did not participate in the first stage;
May 30 – June 5, 2025 Validation of the type-type applications to the educational unit in the first position in the options regarding the registration of children;
June 6 -11 June 2025 The processing at the level of the educational units of the registration type requests submitted by the parents applying the specific procedure elaborated by the school inspectorate, based on the general and specific criteria, within the available places;
Completing in the computer application of data from the type of registration for the candidates registered at this stage;
June 12, 2025 Displaying at each school unit of the final lists of children enrolled in the preparatory class;
September 1 – September 2, 2025 Centralization and resolution by the School Inspectorate of the requests of parents of children who have not yet been enrolled in a educational unit;
The resolution by the School Inspectorate of any other situation regarding the enrollment in primary education, taking into account, with priority, the best interest of the child;
September 3, 2025 Display at each educational unit of the lists with the students distributed in each preparatory class ”
