留守幼儿，即父母双方或一方流动到其他地区，留守在户籍所在地并因此不能和父母双方共同生活的6周岁及以下的未入小学的儿童。无论黄冈革命老区还是全国留守幼儿群体，都具有群体规模庞大、主要集中于贫穷落后的农村地区、生活隐患较多、生存状况不佳等问题。目前社会各界对留守幼儿群体未给予足够的重视与同情。我们必须加强对留守幼儿这一特殊群体的研究，聚集社会各方面资源，努力提升他们的福利水平。

　The left-behind young children are the special children under six years old who are left in rural area when their parents go out for a good life. Whether in Huanggang area which was revolution area before 1949 or in our country, the life condition of the left-behind young children are not very good. There is huge scale of left-behind young children living in the underdeveloped rural area and in face of many hidden troubles and difficulties. We must research the left-behind young children and give them a hand as best as we can.