Four-year-olds (Hansard, 30 January 1990)

§ 28. Mr. George Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he is taking in response to the Her Majesty's inspectorate's report on the quality of education of four-year-olds in primary classes.

§ 33. Mr. Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he is taking in response to Her Majesty's inspectorate's report on the quality of education of four-year-olds in primary classes.

§ 104. Ms. Ruddock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he is taking in response to the Her Majesty's inspectorate's report on the quality of education of four-year-olds in primary classes.

§ Mrs. Rumbold
The findings of Her Majesty's inspectorate in "The Quality of Education for Four-Year-Olds in Primary Classes" published in December are chiefly for local education authorities and schools to consider. The Government have addressed one important need by designating in-service training for teachers with responsibility for these children a national priority area within the local education authority training grants scheme. The committee of inquiry which I am chairing is considering how three and four-year-olds may have improved educational experiences in various settings.