Wales will be at an "economic disadvantage" if it doesn't increase student numbers, sector warns.
Parent Lisa from Hassocks says the changes should not apply to those already in private schools.
Parents will soon find out which schools their children will be attending from September this year.
Tilly Gerra requires support to study at university, but says she still faces "immense difficulties".
Pupil numbers are set to fall by 90,000 by 2040, but ministers want to maintain school staffing.
Staff were told they should note that higher marks are awarded at other universities.
Members of the EIS union were due to walk out on 20 February unless cuts were halted and reversed.
Lincoln College says the option as part of its T-level curriculum was to "reflect industry itself".
Hunter's Bar Playschool opened in 1975 and is having to close as staff say government funding is too low.
A teacher acknowledges a pupil said she was being abused at home and should have been kept in school.
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