Too much, too soon, not enough staff

I support the view that children's formal education should be delayed (News, 21 November). I own a private day nursery and out-of-school activity centre, and some of our children who started school in September are far from ready. One child cried and fell asleep at the end of each day and one cried for us to ask his teacher if he could sleep during the morning. Children are not 100 per cent receptive to 'education' in these conditions.