This time of year it is typical for us to lose children to local pre-schools that run just morning or afternoon sessions. Parents still seem to believe that if their child doesn't go to the pre-school attached to their prospective school, then they will be disadvantaged when they apply for a place for them to start reception.
Again this year we are losing children when they become entitled to funding. Most worryingly, we are losing two children to a pre-school graded just 'satisfactory' in all areas of their last inspection, while our most recent inspection saw us receive 'outstanding' in all areas. It defies sense that a parent would remove their child from an outstanding setting to a satisfactory one, so we decided to research why parents did this. We found a number of reasons.
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