It’s the time of the year when thoughts turn to transitions – most particularly those of young children facing the prospect of moving from a nursery or childminder to school come September.
I think many of us get a slight feeling of dread when we hear the phrase ‘school ready’, as it has become a mantra chanted by government to justify what seems like a constant push away from the needs of young children and the best early years practice.
Even the retort that ‘schools should be ready for children, not the other way round’ has started to sound empty in the absence of meaningful action.
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