India, Jan. 29 -- Are you planning to send your child aged 5 years or below to school soon? You may have to consider your decision as the recently released Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 pointed out that starting school too early can be counter-productive for children who are in their pre-primary years.

As per the report, a child has to be cognitively and socially ready for coping with what formal school brings, whether it be in terms of curricular expectations or classroom behaviours.

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It has also been mentioned in the report that although each year leading up to the time the child enters formal school is important, parents s...