The early years education experts are calling for a delay to starting school by up to a term to help children returning to nursery in September experience the best transitions.
Under the plans, the spring term of 2021 would effectively be the start of a shortened school year, when children would transition to their next year groups and new children would start Reception.
The move follows a call in May by the Covid-19 Response Group of more than 70 nursery groups and organisations for children to delay starting school until January or April 2021. And in June, the UK's largest nursery group, Busy Bees, said it was exploring a funded 'stay-in-nursery' scheme with local authorities, which has a similar aim.
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