We're born with a lot of neurons, but not all of them are connected, and these connections are a progressive process, reinforced and fixed by our experiences. Therefore, between two children born the same year but at the beginning and end of the year, the one born at the beginning has a longer path in development. These neuronal differences are a reality, especially in early childhood education and in the first three years. Every child is a world and the date of birth is not a determining factor, but a factor to consider, explains the psychopedagogue Anna Serra Criar.cat.

In different countries or following pedagogical methodologies, maturity tests are performed to analyze if they are willing to carry out some cognitive and mental processes. In our case, the most common is that boys and girls register in school because of chronological age, so the psychopedagogical statement says that it is important that families and teachers do not compare and attend to their rhythm and maturity: to accompany and accompany the child, without making comparisons and caring for austerity. After all, the time to leave the luggage, to make some accomplishments in motor skills or to make other advances to each one can also influence the month in which he was born, who was born a few months later will theoretically do so a few months later, but all boys and girls are often asked for the same course.

Serra has also made a note: that the student repeats the course or that it is at levels lower than those corresponding to his/her age, should not be stigmatized and helps some.

Registration of premature children to choose from

At CAPV, parents may choose to register a child born before 32 weeks of gestation based on the year of birth or 40 weeks of age. For example, a premature child born at week 31 through mid-November 2023 may be enrolled by parents as if born in 2023 or 2024 in early childhood education. Parents of premature children had been calling for legal change for years to do so.