Early Childhood Poverty Tracker: Poverty and Hardship Among Families with Young Children Before and During the Pandemic

Data from the Early Childhood Poverty Tracker finds that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequality, reducing employment, income, and assets, and impaired health and well-being among New Yorkers who were already struggling financially, making the gaps between the advantaged and disadvantaged wider and harder to remedy. These impacts are especially concerning for young children because disadvantage can have a profound effect on their subsequent health and development.