Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education Does Equal Access Matter?
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Edited by Katja Repo, Tampere Centre for Childhood, Youth and Family Research, Tampere University, Maarit Alasuutari, Professor, University of Jyväskylä, Kirsti Karila, Professor, Tampere University and Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Research Manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandChapters explore early childhood education and care policies in different social and geographical contexts, highlighting the different ways in which stakeholders - including parents, administrators and policy makers - approach issues of equality. The book further analyses what is meant by, and expected of, early childhood education and care in society and how this varies between nations. Key case studies in the context of liberal, conservative and universal approaches to welfare are used to show the broad differences between them, problematizing the notion of equal access.
Social policy, family studies and sociology scholars will appreciate the new insights into the question of the equality of societies offered in this book. It will also prove incisive for researchers looking at the family and early childhood education, as well as for politicians and administrators working in the field.