In a new report, ‘Build Back Childhood – The Case for Investment’, the alliance argue that the Coronavirus pandemic has ‘painfully exposed’ existing inequalities shaped by the circumstances of a child’s birth, leading to disadvantaged children falling further behind their peers and those who were already vulnerable being put at even greater risk.
They go on to outline what they consider the priorities for spending - levelling up living standards and dealing with the cost of living, investment in prevention and early intervention, a ‘rounded approach’ to children’s recovery and giving every child the best start in life, and make a number of recommendations to achieve this.
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