Shirt and tie in reception?

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Just been to see around the primary school that DC1 should be going to in September and found out that their uniform code includes a collared shirt and tie from Reception. AIBU to think this is mad? Every other primary school I've come across has polo shirts in the infants and then sometimes shirt and ties in the juniors.

DC1 has eczema which makes me think this will be very uncomfortable as well as not age appropriate. 4 year olds are not business people! I'm not anti uniform in general I'm not happy about this.

It's a state primary - but an academy if that makes a difference?

I don't see the problem. I wore a shirt and tie from age 4. I remember my kind next-door neighbour teaching me to do it up. The uniform never seemed to restrict playing, and it looks so much smarter than polo shirts and (ugh) sweatshirts.

YANBU, OP. The school mine went to had polo shirts in reception and then shirts and ties from Yr1 up. The ties were elasticated so not such a problem (apart from the temptation to 'ping' them ) but the shirts were a nightmare. I can remember the Year 1 teacher wanking on about the fact dc3 couldn't do the buttons up after PE and getting quite snotty when I suggested she tell the head polo shirts might be preferable to proper shirts with teeny tiny buttons when it comes to five year olds getting changed.

I've never understood the need for primary school kids to look business smart seems like that's more for the adults rather than the kids.

I hated school shirts as a kid, would have felt much more comfortable in a polo shirt. Didn't complain about it though because it wouldn't have changed anything. Wonder how many other kids are/were the same?