Last month's interim report recommended that "entry into reception class in the September immediately following a child's fourth birthday should become the norm".
One provider in Kent told CYP Now that occupancy levels have suffered as a result and that she expects to lose 50 per cent of her pre-school class in September.
Sally Orr, head of early years in Hertfordshire, said: "Providers are concerned. Parents will feel that early admission gives them a better chance of securing a school place. If providers lose older children a term or two earlier it will leave gaps in occupancy."
The final report of the Rose review is due in March.
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