In the report ‘Bold Beginnings’, published today, Ofsted says that in 2016 around a third of five-year-olds did not reach the expected level of development in Reception. For disadvantaged children the situation is even worse, with more than half of them failing to meet expected levels and falling behind.
According to Ofsted, for too many children the Reception year 'is a false start and may predispose [children] to years of catching up rather than forging ahead.'
‘A good early education is the foundation for later success,' the report says. 'For too many children, however, their Reception Year is a missed opportunity that can leave them exposed to all the painful and unnecessary consequences of falling behind their peers.’
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