Early Childhood Poverty UK
Providing help, advice and support for practitioners working in the Early Years sector in the UK.
Providing help, advice and support for practitioners working in the Early Years sector in the UK.
Childhood poverty is an undeniable issue that impacts children and their families globally and has done for centuries (Ravallion, 2020). The impact poverty has on a child is far-reaching and, in some cases, detrimental. However, as Early Years practitioners, we have the ability to reduce the impact poverty can play on a child's early years, ensuring 'The Best for Every Child' (Grenier, 2020). Early Childhood Poverty UK (ECPUK) aims to provide help, advice and support for practitioners working in the Early Years sector in the UK, bring to light the importance of childhood poverty and what can be done to reduce the impact.
ECPUK website intends to prove you the practitioner with information about what poverty is focusing specifically on childhood poverty. You are able to explore the causes of poverty and discover the implications that poverty can have on early childhood development. Although childhood poverty is a global concern this website uses current research and legislation to try and unpick childhood poverty here in the UK. However, childhood poverty is a vase and complex topic it is not the intention to provide you the users with all the answers. Therefore further information, including advice and support can be located here.