Parents expected to delay children starting school after 'lost learning' during the pandemic | Updated: 15:47, 26 January 2021 Concerns have been raised over potential delays to children entering the school system as they catch up with learning lost because of the pandemic. Millions of youngsters have faced major disruption to their studies at primary and secondary level over the last 10 months, with many studying remotely on their laptops, in their family home, or, working in small classes at school. Learning remotely has been hard for many families The government has decided to keep nurseries open during the third national lockdown, since January 4, to help key workers, but attendances remain low.