Over 1,000 teachers that were surveyed on behalf of education organisation Kindred2, reported that 46 per cent of children in their Reception classes were not developmentally 'school ready'.
When teachers were asked in the YouGov survey what they thought being 'developmentally ready' for Reception meant, they listed the following – being able to communicate clearly, being able to dress, eat and go to the toilet independently, and being able to play, share and take-turns.
The 2022 School Readiness Survey suggests that the problem of not being ready for school is ‘growing’, with 59 percent reporting that the number of children who are ‘developmentally behind’ is either higher or the same this year as in previous years.
