§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will review incentives for schools to recruit children early into reception classes. [105356]
§ Ms HodgeThe Secretary of State will continue to encourage school admission authorities to review with Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships the needs of four-year-old children and the preferences of their parents. This is stated in the recently published report "Tomorrow's Children: the review of pre-schools and playgroups and the Government's response."
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list local authorities which maintain(a) a single point of entry and (b) two points of entry to reception classes. [105355]
§ Ms HodgeThe Department is unable to compile a list of local education authorities who operate a single and two point of entry to infant and primary school reception classes. The timing of admission to reception classes may vary from school to school because in some cases responsibility for admission arrangements rest with the individual schools' governing bodies.