Prevention and mitigation of poverty among preschool children in the Republic of Croatia

master's thesis

• Title: Prevencija i ublažavanje siromaštva djece predškolske dobi u Republici Hrvatskoj
• Author: Franjica Gusić
• Mentor: Zoran Šućur (mentor)
• Committee member: Zoran Šućur (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zdenko Babić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Dobrotić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Social policy); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities; Social Policy

Abstract

Siromaštvo djece vrlo je raširena pojava koja zahvaća sve aspekte života djeteta. Velik broj istraživanja potvrđuje da siromaštvo tijekom ranog djetinjstva utječe na buduće životne mogućnosti i može nepovoljno utjecati na fizičko i mentalno zdravlje, kognitivni razvoj, emocionalnu stabilnost te donosi velike troškove kako za državu tako za pojedinca i njegovu okolinu. U Hrvatskoj je stopa rizika od siromaštva djece do 6 godina u 2013. godini iznosila 19,3 %. Novčane naknade i usluge imaju važnu ulogu u strukturi dohotka i redukciji siromaštva predškolske djece, no siromašnoj djeci većina tih usluga je prostorno i financijski nedostupno. Posljednjih godina dolazi do širenja sektora usluga za djecu u Hrvatskoj i to prvenstveno u području predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja, ali i dalje postoje velike nejednakosti u dostupnosti ustanova skrbi za predškolsku djecu na cijelom prostoru Republike Hrvatske. Kako bi se siromaštvo djece predškolske dobi ublažilo i preveniralo nužan je multidisciplinarni pristup društva u cjelini, odnosno djelovanje različitih dionika na različitim razinama društva i područjima. Neke od mjera prevencije siromaštva djece predškolske dobi su pristup tržištu rada za roditelje, senzibiliziranje stručne javnosti o problemu siromaštva i njegovim posljedicama, povećanje novčanih naknada za djecu i obitelj, osiguranje adekvatnih stambenih uvjeta i lokalne infrastrukture te razvoj kvalitetnih i dostupnih usluga predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja.

Abstract (english)

Child poverty is a widespread phenomenon that affects all aspects of a child's life. A large body of research confirms that poverty in early childhood influences future life chances and can adversely affect physical and mental health, cognitive development, emotional stability, and brings huge costs for both, the state, the individual and his environment. In Croatia, the poverty risk rate of children up to 6 years in 2013 amounted to 19.3%. Cash transfers and services play an important role in the structure of income and poverty reduction for preschool children, but for poor children most of these services are spatially and financially inaccessible. In recent years, there is a spreading sector of services for children in Croatia, primarily in the area of pre-school education, but there are still large disparities in the availability of residential care facilities for preschool children throughout the Republic of Croatian. To poverty preschool children mitigated and prevented is necessary multidisciplinary approach to society as a whole, or the activities of various stakeholders at different levels of society and regions. Some of the measures of prevention of poverty preschool children have access to the labor market for parents, sensitization of professional public about the problem of poverty and its consequences, the increase of benefits for children and families, ensuring adequate housing conditions and local infrastructure as well as the development of quality and available pre-school childcare services.

• Keywords: dječje siromaštvo; usluge za predškolsku djecu; prevencija siromaštva
• Keywords (english): child poverty; preschool childcare services; prevention of poverty
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:328108
• Study programme: Title: Socijalni rad; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: diplomski; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalnog rada (magistar/magistra socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: text
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• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2016-10-25 08:46:58