School readiness plan prompts concerns over toilet training
A primary school principal says about a quarter of children starting school are not independently toilet trained. It follows National's announcement to lay out a plan to introduce a 'school start check' to assess whether five-years-olds starting school have hit certain milestones. Western Heights Primary principal, Ash Maindonald, has been teaching for decades and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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