To think my 4yo shouldn't come home from nursery saying 'she is the only one that doesn't know numbers'

[MirkleMe]

Does anyone know what the EYFS objectives are for number recognition for nursery children.

DS is 4 and will be starting school in September.

DS2 can recognise numbers up to 10, sometimes he might need a little help but mostly he can remember them all the time.

He can also count items up to 10, although he may sometimes go to fast and lose track.

Is this way below the level of other children that it would require extra work that would make him feel as if he doesn't know what the other children do?

I wouldn't worry OP. Some children are "ahead" at that age and some aren't. My almost 3 year old can count and recognise numbers to ten, nursery have never said if that's good for his age or not and I can't say I've actually really thought about it until now! They'll all be taught the same things at the same pace when they start school. Some might have a head start as such, and some won't. Neither is right or wrong.

Yournchild.sounds normal and inwould be concerned about the nursery If he has come home feeling like that.

Being able to recite something someone taught you is great but not a sign of intelligence. Presumably no-one has taught your son numbers beyond 10 yet because he is 4 so when he is taught in reception he will know it.

We need to stop pushing tiny children to learn things by rote. It does them no good in the long run.

Completely normal.

for rain as it's clearly the response she wanted.

When my daughter started school (now in yr4) advice from 2 schools was that they should be able to take themselves to the toilet independently, get themselves changed into pe kit and back, eat their packed lunch or dinner without assistance (someone could open a packet of crisps or a banana but not spoon feed them their mashed potato!) And it woukd be useful if they had experience of sitting on a carpet to listen to a story etc. Everything else they would teach them.

Not a good place to be in if your dc is feeling upset or pressured into achieving number work etc.

Beware the kids that recite their number 1-20 easily and their alphabet- lots of kids just recite these from you tube and iPad programmed these days. They need to be able to recognise the numerals, count individual objects - this is they key, not just mindlessly reciting them.

Good golly, I can't believe you all! How can you not have taught your little darlings the beautiful language of Swahili? I am abhorred by this lack of education! Your children are being neglected, I tell you!

But honestly I don't think your DS needs to know too much, a lot of the early years are learning through play and he'll get a grasp of numbers in his own time without being pressured too much.