A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there's a catch
- Written by: Amanda Niland, Lecturer in Early Childhood, University of Sydney
The decision about whether to send a child to school “early” or “hold them back” can be a tortuous one for families who have a child born in the first half of the year.
So a recent New South Wales proposal that all children should start school in the year they turn six may seem very helpful for parents, taking the guesswork...
