That I should be worried about this?

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I've been told that my 4 year old is 12-18 months behind social-emotionally, but not worry. But I should worry, right?
This was by their teacher.

So she’s suggesting he’s emotionally at an age of two and a half to three. Is he in reception or nursery?

Have a meeting with her. Tell her you ARE worried and want some more info about what it means, what steps do you and the school need to take etc. She can't say something like that and expect you to shrug it off.

Of course you’re going to worry, because you’re her mum.
However, I think what they meant by ‘not worry’ is that your dd can catch up with the correct support.
At nursery she will be supported in her relationships and encouraged etc. It’s the best place for her to practise this ( class full of peers)

Please don’t beat yourself up. All children are different. My ds 3 has poor speech delay. Bless him, he can’t even say his own name. But the nursery will help support and develop this.

Maybe they could give you some examples, scenarios, so you can support and encourage her too in line with what they are doing. flowers]

Ask how you can best support him? He might just be young for his year and this can change over time

It's not a "proper" assessment. I mean it is, my 7 year old scores at pre school age, so they had a rough idea that level he's at, but it's not a diagnosis. He/she will need fully assessed by an education psychologist to know what emotional age he/she is at. There could be 100 reason children are delayed and it's not permanent and children develop at different rates. If there is concerns they will refer in and get a better and more full idea of any potential issues. Do you have concerns?