Distress seasonal migration appears to be a reality in almost all states, although to varying degrees. Children accompanying their migrant parents for seasonal employment are the most “at risk” group of all in terms of educational vulnerability and capability formation. They are deprived of basic education and therefore become bonded to the low-skill–low-wage trap that their parents are currently in. Proper understanding of the magnitude and severity of the problem and suggesting innovative policies for breaking this vicious cycle is of utmost importance. This paper attempts to explore issues related to the socioeconomic condition of the migrant workers and their children in different working sectors, the problems faced by these migrant children in accessing educational facilities, and the incidence of child labour have been explored. Effectiveness of policies taken by Sarva Shikhsa Abhiyan in ensuring education of these migrant children has also been examined. Children are observed to be growing up as replica of their parents and are inducted into the same low-skill profession from an early age. The present paper efforts have made to outline the nature and patterns of seasonal migration in different sectors, and how these annual migration cycles overlap with the annual school calendar. The paper also tried to focus on the difficulties that children face with schooling at migration sites and the conditions under which children drop out of schools, as well as the response or lack of response of school systems for the ‘Right of Migrant Children to avail Quality Elementary Education’.