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When should my child start school?
Kathy Walker, Melbourne education consultant and early childhood expert at the Early Life Foundations, has spent much time on this subject. She’s writing a book on it.
She’s a big supporter of a later rather than early start to schooling and cites the successes of European countries like Sweden where children start school at six or seven years old.
Here are some of her words of wisdom: “Starting school should not be like hopping onto a conveyor belt as soon as you can hop, and getting off as early as you can. Starting school, as part of being educated, is a journey that needs special preparation, care, and should be a wonderful time where one can make the most of the opportunities.”
She believes strongly that if there is a question mark over a child’s readiness for school, that parents are provided with the option of giving their child another high quality early childhood year before starting school.
http://www.kidspot.com.au/school/preschool/school-readiness/when-should-my-child-start-school