Left Further Behind - Child Poverty Action Group

• Acknowledge the vital social and economic contribution made by good parenting; ensure that
accessible, affordable, culturally appropriate, high quality early childhood care and education,
including kohanga reo and Playcentre, is available to all children and families; and ensure that
training allowances support sole parents’ education where appropriate;
• Provide free access to healthcare for all children under age six, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
• The Government develop and fund a national housing plan to address the emerging housing
shortages identified by the Department of Building. Meanwhile, ensure that housing is affordable
and appropriate (eg address overcrowding, dampness, cold);
• Provide adequate funding for low decile schools to ensure that all children have access to high
quality education.
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