This short article on family living appeared in Broome County Living magazine, published by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, New York, and is part of a collection of such articles available on the Open Repository at Binghamton University. This article explores many issues subsumed by the concept of “Kindergarten readiness” at a time when that concept was widely considered, and delayed entry to K-12 schooling was a popular and often recommended option and challenging decision for middle class families. Issues of developmentally appropriate school programs, the role of pre-Kindergarten programs, societal changes in family needs, and unchanging underlying timelines of child growth and development are discussed