If your child is 4 then they may be starting school this September. All primary schools must offer places to pupils in the September following their forth birthday but children are not legally obliged to go until the term after  they are five.

You may worry about your four year old starting school but often they are more ready than you may think and they very quickly adapt to school life. All the children will be in the same position and reception teachers are very used to looking after young children. If your child has attended nursery then they will know w bit about how it will be at school. If your child has not attended nursery then school can be a great way for them to meet new people and begin making friends. It can help teach them how to share and play with others nicely. 

When children first start primary school, you are usually invited in for the first few days to help them settle in. Often, they will just do a morning to start with which you will stay with them and then as the week progresses you will leave them for longer until they complete a full day.