By James Chapman and Matt Chorley PUBLISHED: 16:41 EST, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:17 EST, 22 April 2013 Unruly: Elizabeth Truss says children in British nurseries are not taught how to behave themselves Education minister Elizabeth Truss has been criticisied for 'ill-judged' criticism of nurseries after she declared they were producing a generation of toddlers with no manners. Ms Truss condemned ‘chaotic’ pre-schools that allow children to do what they want all day long, leaving them unable to sit still and listen by the time they get to primary school. But industry bodies today said her remarks did not chime with experiences in nurseries across the country.
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Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss condemned British pre-schools
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Miss Truss claimed children in nurseries are not taught how to behave
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Wants to follow French model on manners for children from the age of two
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