Child Care Policy at the Crossroads

Child Care Policy at the Crossroads
Author: Sonya Michel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136694048

Whether childcare is seen as part of society's educational policy, welfare policy, or employment policy affects not only its form and content but also its public image. The contributors in this volume use current polices for the care of infants and preschool children to analyze debates and track the emergence of new state welfare practices across a variety of social and political configurations-and offer some conclusions about which methods work the best.

The Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education

The Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
Author: Katja Repo
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020-01-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788117751

This timely book reveals how policies of childcare and early childhood education influence children’s circumstances and the daily lives of families with children. Examining how these policies are approached, it focuses particularly on the issues and pitfalls related to equal access.

Childcare markets

Childcare markets
Author: Eva Lloyd
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1847429343

This highly topical book presents recent, significant research from eight nations where childcare markets are the norm.

Children, Gender and Families in Mediterranean Welfare States

Children, Gender and Families in Mediterranean Welfare States
Author: Mimi Ajzenstadt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9048188423

countries in this region have been particularly limited (for an exception to this, see Petmesidou & Papatheodorou, 2006). The underlying assumption in this volume is that despite the diversity of welfare states bordering the Mediterranean Sea, some interesting commonalities are shared by these nations. Indeed, in his contribution to this volume Gal has described these nations as belonging to an extended family of welfare states that share some common characteristics and outcomes, one of which is the role of the family. By bringing together case analyses of the welfare states in the Mediterranean which focus on children, gender, and families, we maintain that it is possible to shed light on aspects of social policy that do not necessarily emerge in most discussions of these issues in the literature. The rationale inherent in a volume that focuses on a group of welfare states is of course embedded in the welfare regime typology notion that has dominated much of the comparative social policy literature over the last two decades. The publication of Esping Andersen’s seminal work, The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism in 1990 (and his related 1999 book), which distinguished between three welfare regimes, became a landmark for comparative work of social policies in various countries. Esping-Andersen regarded his typology as a useful tool for comparison between welfare states because it allowed “for greater analytical parsimony and help[s] us to see the forest rather than myriad trees” (1999, p. 73).

Nannies, Migration and Early Childhood Education and Care

Nannies, Migration and Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Elizabeth Adamson
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2016-11-16
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1447330145

In recent years, changes in the labor market, including an increase in the number of young working mothers, has led to a rapid growth of employment for nannies throughout the Western world. That rapid growth, however, has come with an increase in long, nonstandard working hours and in the context of a lack of regulation or of affordable, flexible solutions to the demand for early childhood education and care. This book offers empirical research and comparative analysis of in-home childcare in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, three nations where governments are actively recruiting migrant workers as an affordable childcare solution, showing how in-home childcare is ultimately, if indirectly, supported by government early childcare policy and migration policy.

The Child's Curriculum

The Child's Curriculum
Author: Colwyn Trevarthen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2018
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0198747101

All children are born with emotional talent. If left untended, those talents can wane during the first five years of life. The text focuses on children's readiness for learning. It addresses the natural joy explicit in children's early conversations and engagement with music and their development through play with both adults and other children.

Child Care and Preschool Development in Europe

Child Care and Preschool Development in Europe
Author: K. Scheiwe
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2009-01-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230232779

This book explains the differences between European countries in the supply and forms of public child care and preschool provisions by reference to the historical context in which these forms originated and to the institutional constraints underlying their development.

Parental Leave, Childcare and Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries

Parental Leave, Childcare and Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries
Author: Ingólfur V. Gíslason
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2011
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289322780

The Nordic countries are often seen as pioneers in the area of gender equality. It is true that the position of women in Nordic societies is generally stronger than in the rest of the world. There is an explicit drive in most – or perhaps all – areas of society to promote and strengthen equality between women and men. In recent years, some significant changes have occurred on the family front, where men now assume a greater share of childcare, household work and other tasks that used to be primarily women's domain. Occasionally, we hear questions in the context of public debate as to whether the investments we have made to ensure equal opportunities, rights and obligations for women and men have in fact occurred at the expense of children. This concerns particularly the expansion of childcare and the system of shared parental leave. This book addresses some of these questions through an overview of political and policy developments in Nordic parental leave and childcare. In addition, the book describes research on the situation of Nordic children and their wellbeing as viewed through international comparisons.

Equity in the Workplace

Equity in the Workplace
Author: Heidi Gottfried
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2004
Genre: Sex discrimination against women
ISBN: 0739106880

This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy research on contemporary policy research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace issues. Contributors analyze gender-related employment policies, including parental leave, maternity programs, sexual harassment, work/life balance, and gender mainstreaming. Equity in the Workplace thoroughly illustrates how the juxtaposition of a variety of research methodologies focused on a common theme can lead to a richer, multilayered understanding of a complex issue.

Advanced Introduction to Family Policy

Advanced Introduction to Family Policy
Author: Saraceno, Chiara
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-01-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839101164

Written by eminent scholar Chiara Saraceno, this Advanced Introduction offers a synthetic overview of the core theoretical and policy issues involved in family policy, currently the most dynamic sector of social policies in both developed and developing countries. It discusses the three primary areas of family policy in contemporary society: financial support for the cost of children, short and long term care for children and dependent people, and work-family conciliation.