School Readiness Survey

Early years charitable foundation Kindred² commissioned Savanta to conduct focus groups and survey over 1,000 teachers and 1,000 parents of Reception children:

• More than three-quarters of teachers say they are spending more time supporting children who are not school ready.
• 1 in 4 children are starting school not toilet trained.
• 30% of children can’t communicate their needs to tell teachers if they are hungry or scared or need to go to the toilet. 
• More than a third of children couldn’t dress themselves.
• A quarter don’t have basic language skills.

Family Learning is developing a course to be delivered with nurseys, schools and offered to the public to support parents/carers to help their children to be ready for school.

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