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Preparatory and the Pre-prep schools that followed them were mostly small schools founded by established teachers, often clerics, from the public schools. This they were not schools requiring sponsors, nut private ventures. Unlike prep schools, they were not boarding schools. This was the case because of the age of the children. Thus they were located in cities not in rural areas. This is complicated by the fact that municipalities and churches began improving the quality of nursery school facilities, including more of an educational component to what had been basically day care facilities. At the same time pre-preps began expanding their age range, becoming in part day care options. This all expanded after World war II when middle-and upper class mothers unceasingly entering the work force. An important change occurred as the Labour Party expanded its campaign against private schools. Many schools had to lose and surviving schools faced increasing competition. This caused a number of boy's school go go coed. (Girls' school were less likely to make that shift.) Another change was that many surviving pep schools establish pre-prep section. This help to ensure the annual intake of new students. Age levels vary greatly from school to school, but many are for children about 3-7 years of age. Unlike the prep schools, they were commonly coed. Modern prep schools generally accept children beginning at about 8 years of age. The boys are expected to have mastered some basic reading and math skills which the pre-preps provide. As a result of the prep schools adding pre-prep units, many come under charitable trusts, although there are still some private owners.
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