Overview

• Ryan says Fred will begin reception three days a week in September with plans to increase to five as he adapts.
• She describes feeling conflicted about full-time school for a child who has just turned four and remains very attached.
• The family faces three separate drop-offs, with Violet starting sixth form and Fenna at a nursery roughly 40 minutes from Fred’s school.
• Ryan is pregnant with her fourth child and says she will take selected work soon after the birth rather than pause her career.
• In England, full-time school is not compulsory until after a child's fifth birthday, which allows flexible reception arrangements.