Advice sheets and website links
ERIC: Toilets and school readiness
CBeebies Parenting: Skills for starting school - advice for parents
Interactive Child Development Questionnaire: Moving On To School
National Literacy Trust: Words for Life - Activities
Words for Life - Improve your child's learning at home
Families Information Service - Early Years Professionals Hub
A website was set up in 2025 to define the key skills for children to develop before starting Reception. It includes ideas for activities to do with your child to help their development.