The European Alliance for Families/ The EU Alliance for Investing in Children

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children brings together over 20 European networks sharing a commitment to end child poverty and to promote child well-being across Europe. The European Alliance for Families (EAF) was originally an EU platform for policy exchange around family-friendly policies. See also EPIC (former EAF) — “Practices that Work” & general info:(you’ll find a link via the EC site or via RAND’s page on EPIC)

https://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/2021/european-platform-investing-in-children.html?utm_source

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2013 Commission stresses the importance of early intervention and an integrated preventative approach.

It calls on EU countries to:

• improve children’s access to adequate resources, including by supporting parents' access to the labour market and providing a combination of cash and in-kind benefits,
• provide children with access to affordable quality services, including early childhood education and care and healthcare, and
• support children’s right to participate in play, recreation, sport and cultural activities and promote children’s participation in decision-making that affects their lives.

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