Wealth should never be an issue regarding the welfare of a child.
My own nephew has many issues that mean various agencies are involved with him, his school attendance is sitting at 24% and his engagement with school work is awful. He has two loving, educated, supportive parents who have followed every strategy advised, but they cannot force him to physically leave the house and go to school. It’s heart breaking for all concerned.
What I will say is that in our instance, the fact that there is a stable and supportive immediate and extended family with no child welfare issues, it has been extremely difficult to access all of the help that should be available to help my nephew. The system is so overworked that he is not a priority.
We understand on a global level that other children who are in deprivation should obviously take priority and that the pandemic has hit hard, but that doesn’t help my nephew.
I suppose that’s been a long winded way of saying that although wealth shouldn’t be an issue, the reality is that even with the support allocated, in practice it doesn’t always actually work that way.