Scouts to recruit children aged four and five in trial scheme

Pilot project aims to close opportunity gap between poorer and wealthier children

The scouting movement is getting younger with plans to recruit four- and five-year-olds as part of a pilot scheme targeting disadvantaged children.

The aim is to build emotional resilience and encourage independence among children from hard-to-reach families. By developing life skills at the earliest possible age, the Scouts hope to close the opportunity gap between poorer children and their wealthier peers.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2FxF3L5