Abstract: As a comprehensive concept, social exclusion has a unique advantage in the analysis of poverty. However, most of the existing studies are focused on adults, and they are mainly manifested in four dimensions: political exclusion, economic exclusion, social exclusion and cultural exclusion. In terms of of children, social exclusion is mainly manifested in five aspects: consumption, production, participation in politics and organization, social interaction and family support, and spatial dimension. Based on a systematic review of literature on child poverty and social exclusion, this study defines the concept of child poverty and elaborates the theoretical context of child poverty from the perspectives of stakeholders, asset construction, civil rights and capacity-building. The literature review has important enlightenment for children's anti-poverty work under the background of precise poverty alleviation and precise poverty eradication policy: first of all, it is necessary to clarify the connotation of children's poverty and accurately identify poor children in multiple dimensions; secondly, it is necessary to establish tracking files of poor children and evaluate the situation of child poverty comprehensively, dynamically and pluralistically; finally, specific measures should be put in place and precise measures should be taken.

Key words: child poverty, social exclusion, measurement index, precise poverty alleviation