Dozens of UK councils to give parents pre-school potty training help

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2026-10-05

London (PA Media/dpa) - More parents across England are set to be given extra support to toilet train their children before they start primary school. A pilot led by the City of York Council - which sent out leaflets about potty training to 1,700 families alongside their school place offer letters in April - could be replicated by dozens of councils in England. Fewer children in York started reception without toilet training last month compared w......

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