Early Years:
- In Wales, compulsory education begins in the term after a child's fifth birthday.
- The expression "early years" is used to describe the period before compulsory primary education, when children are between the age of 3 and 5 years.
- Children normally attend early years’ education part-time from three to four years of age and full-time between the ages of four and five years, usually in nursery or reception classes in primary school.
- Currently, almost all four years olds have access to a full-time places in schools and 75% of all three years olds also attend schools part-time.
- It is provided free of charge.