Don't send children to school at four, warn experts | Education | guardian.co.uk

Don't send children to school at four, warn experts | Education | guardian.co.uk: "Plans to lower the mandatory school starting age to four could trigger a wave of stress and anxiety among children according to new research which suggests starting formal lessons so early can damage some youngsters' education for life.

A government-backed review recommended last year that children start school at four instead of five because of concerns that summer-born babies get fewer terms of schooling and their achievement suffers permanently as a result. Many local authorities already take children at four."

Interesting article - worth a read about issues to do with socialising and schooling for young children.