It all depends on where you live, but in most places it's 14 or 15. Also, for "kids" age 14 or 15 that get a job, most states only allow students to work a maximum of 3 hours on school nights. People those ages can also get a summer job, of which I think there's no restriction.
be more specific. what children?
some victorian childrens started working for the age of four
16 I was a camp counselor but I'm 19 there were people there that started when they were 16
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7 years old
Roald Dahl started writing later in life, at the age of 43. His first published work was a story for children called "The Gremlins," which was released in 1943.
Dr. Thomas Barnardo was 22 years old when he started the Ragged School in London in 1867. He began his work to provide education and support for impoverished children in the East End of London.
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He was 15 when he started Sweet Children
Most children who were apprenticed began work at age seven or eight. That being the case, we can safely assume peasant children began at the same age or a little younger.
They left as young as newborn with parents, until they went to school then parents would return home at the age of 5. Older children returned when they were 14 to start work
5 or 6
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