Nursery World - Millions of vulnerable children being let down by system

Over two million children in England are growing up in families where there are serious risks, according to a new report from the Children’s Commissioner.

The report, which brings together a range of information held by several Government departments, agencies and others, estimates 2.1 million children in England, one in six, are living ‘vulnerable lives’ due to complex family circumstances.

It also warns that 1.6 million of those vulnerable children are effectively ‘invisible’ as they are receiving no known support or help from the system

According to ‘The Children’s Commissioner 2018 Report into Childhood Vulnerability’, the 2.1 million children living ‘vulnerable lives’ face the following complex needs:

Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, said, ‘Over a million of the most vulnerable children in England cannot meet their own ambitions because they are being let down by a system that doesn’t recognise or support them - a system that too often leaves them and their families to fend for themselves until crisis point is reached.

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