When Sir Jim Rose produced an interim report on his government-commissioned review of the primary curriculum, he ruffled the feathers of the early years sector with his vision to abolish staggered entry into primary schools.
Last month Rose, former director of inspections at Ofsted, recommended that "entry into reception class in the September immediately following a child's fourth birthday should become the norm".
Despite his emphasis on maintaining a play-based curriculum for younger children, experts have raised concerns that big classrooms and an academic environment would be too much too soon, especially for children born in the summer.
But the recommendation could also have repercussions for private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nursery providers. If all children in England started school the September after they turned four, many PVI nurseries would be forced to close.
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