July 10, 2023
Child Poverty Group lays down election wero
Child Poverty Action Group has released its election checklist for political parties, including free early childhood education, a warm dry house and good food for every child.
Executive director Sarita Davis says they’re things that every person needs and every child in New Zealand deserves.
“We know that those are more than one policy change so we’ve actually got 11 briefs and these have been researched and developed by professors at universities across Aotearoa, researchers and policy analysts. We’ve got the research and we’re putting it to the politicians basically,” she says.
Ms Davis says there is no reason early childhood education should not be free like primary and secondary education, which would make a huge financial difference for families.