Compare and contrast: Childcare in Sweden and the UK
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Britain is currently looking to Sweden for ideas at all levels of the educational system. Here, The Guardian compares and contrasts the daycare systems in the two countries:
Swedish children do not start school until they are seven, with a voluntary reception class at the age of six, while British children are up at dawn with full days in class at the age of five. Two separate countries with similar childcare strategy, but very different values.
July 1st, 2010 at 5:43 am
Swedish school is better than UK, children will get more to to enjoy their childhood. In modern world you have to study today or tomorrow, don’t spoil the time in early age.
October 7th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Living in the United States and seeing the failings of our system of public education, I believe there is such a thing as starting too early but there is also the danger of starting too late. From the data I have seen, I lean toward the Swedish system based on outcome. There does not seem to be a long-term advantage to starting formal education at age 5.