Like Julian Grenier (To the Point, 12 November), I was dismayed by the general response to the Cambridge Primary Review and furious at some of the comments made on Radio 4's Question Time by uninformed members of the public and ill-informed politicians.
I have begun to wonder aloud to colleagues, peers and friends whether it is the word 'play' that is the root cause of the seemingly negative English attitude to early years education. There seems to be a stubborn refusal to look at European models of early education where children beginning 'formal' education aged six or seven have successful academic outcomes.
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