http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/416243/how-old-does-my-child-have-to-be-to-start-preschool My son is 4yrs old and is going to be 5yrs old in Oct. Is it to late to put him in Preschool and or does he have to start Kindergarten right away? GreatSchools en-us mstina yes! for a free program at jcceo headstart your child must be 3-4 years before september.I would recomend childcare resources for assitance but it would be a waiste of your ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/416243/how-old-does-my-child-have-to-be-to-start-preschool?cpage=1#comment_445857 5100.445857 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:02:22 -0700 tjlove It really does depend on where you live. In California the cut-off date is December 2nd- far too late in the year in my opinion. Your son won't be too ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/416243/how-old-does-my-child-have-to-be-to-start-preschool?cpage=1#comment_416497 5100.416497 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:07:15 -0700 michellea Our district also has a Sept 1 cut off - but I know that some districts use later dates. Your district can tell you what the policy is. You may ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/416243/how-old-does-my-child-have-to-be-to-start-preschool?cpage=1#comment_416319 5100.416319 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:51:16 -0700 healthy11 In most public schools, there's a "birthday cutoff date" that students have to meet in order to begin kindergarten. In my area, it's Sept.1st, so your son wouldn't even be ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/416243/how-old-does-my-child-have-to-be-to-start-preschool?cpage=1#comment_416276 5100.416276 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:21:03 -0700