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Item Restricted Child outcomes and maternal education: the link between child poverty incidence and mother's educational attainment(2014-12) Masangkay, Margarita Louise D.; Zarraga, Margaret J.; Solon, Jose Orville C.This study examines the correlation of mother's educational attainment to the severity of child poverty defined as the presence of deprivations of basic human needs. By integrating Bristol's Multidimensional Approach and the Monetary Approach in measuring child's incidence of poverty, the paper used eight deprivation indicators that compose child poverty- shelter, information resource, water, sanitation, education, nutrition, health and income (as captured by per capita expenditure). The ordered logistic method of estimation was used to quantify the extent to which maternal education influences the probability of child poverty among 13-year old children sampled in the 2013 Annual Poverty Incidence Survey. Findings show that children whose mothers finished some primary level of education are likely to suffer from 6 out of 8 deprivations, compared to children who are likely to experience no more than 2 out of 8 deprivations if their mothers have finished tertiary education. Policies that directly address the deprivations such as Feeding Programs, 4Ps, Cash/Food for Work Program, and the like, should be implemented simultaneously with policies that would promote maternal education and awareness (TESDA Programs) and train mothers to become mentors and role models of their children (Nanay-Teacher Program introduced in Valenzuela City, household and family management, and Breastfeeding and Early Childhood nutrition and support). In addition, policies in education should not only ensure that children attend school but also the completion of at least tertiary education.