Making the Case, published by the Young Equals coalition, outlines the group's case for extending the bill to reach children and young people. Coalition members include the Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae) and the Children's Society.
The report cites examples of discrimination including children being unfairly refused entry to public services such as libraries and museums, babies and parents being refused access to public transport and ambulance services failing to take children's calls seriously.
Mike Lindsay, Crae national coordinator, said: "Ministers say that there is no evidence of harmful age discrimination against children, this document shows this is simply not the case.
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