Capital study finds parents think four is too young to start school #EastMidlands

As thousands of children and teachers go back to school in the East Midlands, a Capital study has found half of parents think four is too young to start school. Thousands of children born in the summer will start school this morning with some of their new classmates almost a year older than them. Of the parents we spoke to, 70 % told Capital they'd like staggered starts for children born in the summer, so they can delay their school life until Easter. The Department for Education has told Capital it's worried mums and dads feel forced into sending children to school before they are ready and they are proposing to amend the School Admissions Code.

Capital spoke to Isla and Alfie from Nottingham, who started school at 4.