Ofsted seems to have gone off its head. The school inspectors have been moaning about the failure of children's centres and nurseries to promote literacy and numeracy among three- to five-year-olds.
Admittedly the brain regions responsible for maths and logic begin to need the right stimulation from about 18 months, but the idea that small children need to be inducted into formal schooling at such a young age is nonsense.
It cannot be called education, as this means drawing forth, not ramming in. But this seems to illustrate the Government obsession with producing figures that tell us how well they are doing rather, than making life better for anyone.The health and education services have been demoralised by this attitude so let us keep it away from small children.
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