Connecting the Dots: how to tackl...

Connecting the Dots: how to tackle child poverty in Scotland with Jack Evans, Senior Policy Advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Connecting the Dots: driving change in the childcare sector por Flexible Childcare Services Scotland
T1 · E7
6 ago 2026
52:57

Notas del episodio

According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation 1 in 4 children in Scotland are living in poverty and their modelling shows that 50,000 parents need to move into work, and 20,000 more need additional hours, to bring the child poverty rate down to 14% by 2030.

Can flexible childcare help?

Susan McGhee, Chief Executive of Flexible Childcare Services Scotland meets Jack Evans, Senior Policy Advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to get a better understanding of why so many children in Scotland are in poverty and what more can be done to lift them out of it.

Palabras clave

charity
mission driven
flexible childcare
early learning and childcare
parental employment
child poverty
poverty
Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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