Naomi Eisenstadt

After an early career in the voluntary sector, in 1999 Naomi became the first Director of the Sure Start Unit. The Unit was responsible for delivering the British Government’s commitment to free nursery education places for all three and four year olds, and Sure Start, a major programme aiming to reduce the gap in outcomes between children living in disadvantaged areas and the wider child population. After Sure Start, Naomi spent 3 years as the Director of the Social Exclusion Task Force working across government to identify and promote policies to address the needs of traditionally excluded groups.

Since retiring from the Civil Service, Naomi has chaired the Camden Equalities Commission, the Milton Keynes Child Poverty Commission and served as Poverty advisor to the First Minister of Scotland. She has also been an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics. Naomi has published 2 books and several articles relevant to child development and child poverty.