IPOH: Parents of five-year-olds are torn over whether to send their kids to Year One next year. Personal assistant Ashley Chiam, in her 40s, said there is not enough time to gauge her daughter’s readiness to enter primary school, as registration starts in March. “I am now mulling whether to send her for tuition classes to get her ready for primary school, which will incur more costs. “When registration begins in March, parents are given very little time to assess their child’s readiness. “A diagnostic tool can be useful because children enter Year One at very different developmental stages.

Source: The Star January 22, 2026 02:36 UTC