I suspect there are people on HN who were introduced to computers at that age. I know there are people with children who have an interest. I've read about them. Invariably, their children become interested when that's what a parent is doing at home. Their interest lets them share their parent's time and passion.

If you want to make a difference in a child's life, take her seriously as a person. Bring the Estes model rocket kit. Go kick a soccer ball. As my son put it to me recently when I was taking one on one basketball too seriously, kid up.

The odds of a six year old getting anything out of programming class - and that's what is being considered - are orders of magnitude lower than the odds of an adult thinking that a programming class will make a difference in a six year old's life.