I was sceptical about homework for 5 year olds when GD entered Year 1, thinking it would be every day. Some of the weekly tasks are fun & interesting but others have been quite stressful for parents & child. Neither her parents nor school are pushy & have a high level of interaction with their children anyway. However, though she is in the top group, she is also very creative & said to me: "Grandma, school is all work, work, Work" & all I want to do is "Craft, craft, craft". Last week when I phoned I could hear her screaming with frustration in the background because the maths homework was proving difficult for Mum (taught different ways of doing Maths) as well as her. It just seems too young for such views about homework & I hope they don't become entrenched in her mind. If they need to introduce it before Secondary school, I think starting at 8 years is early enough.