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I don't have an answer but would love to hear more about this too. I thought a lot of parents were now into "red-shirting" their kids and keeping them back a year. I think mine would have gone crazy if I'd done that. But I guess it depends on the child. Do you think your son is up to it socially? I guess that's something to consider along with the 3 Rs.

Kindergarten is all about learning social skills and the mechanics of class room learning. It really doesn't matter if your child can read or not. I'd just stick to the district age limits if I were you.

I started kindergarten a year early and I feel like it was a big advantage for me later in life. I was pretty mature for my age though. I think it depends on the child's maturity and social skills. You have to know your child. My son is academically ready for kindergarten but I don't think he is socially.

I toyed with the idea myself since my daughter started Preschool in January and was actually placed in the 4/5 class where I guess she should have been placed with the 3/4 class. She turned 4 in January so I perhaps that may have been why. She took to school and her classmates so well. She is very sad to learn that the children she was in class with last year are no longer going to be with her in the fall. My daughter too has been reading, writing, adding subtracting etc for more than a year. She counted to 100 on her own at 18 months and readily reads words on her own. It's like a game or a puzzle to her. It's fun to her to do this.
I really thought I should have let her go on to kindergarten also, but I don't want to rush things. I don't want her to be bored either and I will keep an eye on this as her last year of preschool goes. I also know that once she does go to kindergarten, she will be evaluated and the school will make suggestions if she should be moved up or just be part of a group within her class that will be challenged more due to their advanced abilities. I want her to be challenged but I don't want her to be overwhelmed either. She is a lot more mature than kids her age bc she is with adults a lot and she is an only child. She does not act like she is 4. But I have to say perhaps a big reason why I did not move her up was bc she doesn't have enough opportunities to be with children her own age, and I wanted her to develope socially. Academically, I have no worries.
So I will watch how things go in the fall. Good luck to you with your decision.

I am surprised that you even have the option of allowing your child to enter Kindergarten early. My child missed the cutoff date by 20 days and had to wait a year to start despite knowing how to read, write sentences, and do basic math. We checked public and private and received a resounding no everywhere we went! She started this week and her teachers are amazed at how much she knows and have said they will try to work to keep her from becoming bored. We shall see how things go.

My daughter is starting Kindergarten early. I well see this year how she does in Kindergarten. She will be one of the youngest in class but I am not worried because she is pretty mature for her age. Also, she can recognize all her letters and sounds. When I tell her which letter goes with what word she say "MOM, this is easy for me." But unfortunately my son too intelligent for his age but not mature enough to go to Kindergarten yet.