Latest Jobs
- Nursery Manager - Kingston
- £30000-£33000, South East England
- NURSERY MANAGER - Fulham
- £28000-£33000, Other International
- JUNIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - LONDON BRIDGE
- £15000-£16500, Other International
- Nursery manager
- Excellent salary package, East of England
- Nursery manager needed in Herts!
- Excellent salary package, South East England
Opinion: Let's end child poverty
By Hilary Fisher, director, End Child Poverty,
Nursery World,
2 April 2008
The impact of poverty on children starts very young.
By two years it is already possible to see a difference in children's attainment. By the age of six, a less able child from a rich family is likely to have overtaken an able child born into a poor family. This gap grows over time, with many poor children falling two years behind by the age of 14, setting the stage for a downward spiral of unequal chances and diminishing returns that will play out for the rest of their lives. Children growing up in poverty are more likely to leave...
Registered user content only - want to read on?
New users register here free for full access
Sign up free to Nursery World now.