Findings from the Department for Education’s survey of 2,685 parents show that almost a third of children (31 per cent) do not read books with someone at home each day.
Only half learn the alphabet or recognise words, while fewer than 60 per cent learn numbers, count, learn songs, poems or nursery rhymes.
However, 34 per cent of parents surveyed said they would like to spend more time engaging in learning with their children and taking part in activities if they had more free time and worked fewer hours.
The findings have been released ahead of the launch of a Government campaign, in conjunction with the National Literacy Trust, later this year urging parents to ‘Chat, Play, Read’ with their children before they start school.
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