“…This contrasts with the rather lower rate (25%) of women, either family heads or not, whose children were not attending an early childhood education institution (Table D in the Appendix). Thus confirming studies that indicate a combination of factors that aggravate poverty conditions, among which: low income, restrict access to health, education and leisure services, and precarious occupation (BRUSCHINI; RICOLDI, 2009;LEONE, 2010;MONTALI, 2012;LIMA, 2013;LIMA, 2008;SORJ, 2004SORJ, , 2013.…”