Macron lowers school age.

[Hamble]

Good news I hope other countries follow suit.

"Mr Macron said the change was intended to reduce inequality in education, as parents in poorer areas of France and in overseas territories are less likely to send their children to school at an early age.
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Age of children starting school in European countries

Four: Northern Ireland

Five: Cyprus, England, Malta, Scotland, Wales

Six: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Seven: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Sweden."

Source: National Foundation for Educational Research



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43562029


State Education across Europe is unequal and is one of the reasons
the UK is a favoured UK destination of migrants from Continental EU.

[K-T]

Good news I hope other countries follow suit.

"Mr Macron said the change was intended to reduce inequality in education, as parents in poorer areas of France and in overseas territories are less likely to send their children to school at an early age.
...............

Age of children starting school in European countries

Four: Northern Ireland

Five: Cyprus, England, Malta, Scotland, Wales

Six: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Seven: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Sweden."

Source: National Foundation for Educational Research



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43562029


State Education across Europe is unequal and is one of the reasons
the UK is a favoured UK destination of migrants from Continental EU.

Your list seems to include every European country except France! Not that I have much faith in it, as it says the age for England is 5 and it's actually 4.

[Hamble]

Your list seems to include every European country except France! Not that I have much faith in it, as it says the age for England is 5 and it's actually 4.

The link you did not read says it in the headline.
'France to lower school starting age from six to three'.

Compulsory school age in the UK is 5.

[seivad]

The link you did not read says it in the headline.
'France to lower school starting age from six to three'.

And further down it says:

"But it will only affect a small number of children, as the majority of French families already choose to send their children to school at three.
Only 2.4% of children are not enrolled at that age, government figures show."

I'm out of touch with schools and children. Can parents send their children to school before they reach the compulsory school age? It seems they can in France. How about in England?

[Hamble]

And further down it says:

"But it will only affect a small number of children, as the majority of French families already choose to send their children to school at three.
Only 2.4% of children are not enrolled at that age, government figures show."

I'm out of touch with schools and children. Can parents send their children to school before they reach the compulsory school age? It seems they can in France. How about in England?

The important thing is free State education.

In France the natives send their children to nursery/preschool/kindergarten at 3 years of age similar the UK.
Schools are fee paying so immigrant and poor children have become disadvantaged in education.


In England since September 2010, all three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education for 38 weeks of the year. Early Years education takes place in a variety of settings including state nursery schools, nursery classes and reception classes within primary schools, as well as settings outside the state sector such as voluntary pre-schools, privately run nurseries or childminders.

Children traditionally start school at 4 years of age to standardise the one year September intake in reception.
Legally parents could keep a child at home until the school term start after the child turns 5.

[Mr Saxon]

I see kids as young as 2 and 3 getting dropped off by their parents in the morning. Some of them are still in prams.

I didn't start school until I was 5.

[Hamble]

I see kids as young as 2 and 3 getting dropped off by their parents in the morning. Some of them are still in prams.

I didn't start school until I was 5.

Below 3 I think would mostly be 'childcare' for working mothers which is expensive.

[susanb]

When I went to school you had to be potty trained.

[Derek H]

When I went to school you had to be potty trained.

I think one needs to differentiate a bit between "school" and "kindergarten". In Norway many, possibly a majority, of the children start kindergarten at the age of 12 months or thereabouts. But kindergartens here are very regulated, with the number of children being limited by space and number of graduate kindergarten teachers employed. The last year in kindergarten is organised almost the same way as the first year at school, so the change over is not hard on the kids. One of my grandchildren who is now 7 already has English in his curriculum. We need to know a lot more about the junior education system of a country to decide what is the "right" age to start school in that country.

[Hamble]

State Education.
That is Government provided formal schooling provided for all children.

Child care or pre school available before (any) State Education is private and voluntary or (as in the UK) subsidised by the Government.

Therefore Education for a poor or immigrant
child in Poland varies a great deal than that for a child in the UK.

The EU is unequal in opportunity in Education.