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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Family Day Care: International Perspectives on Policy, Practice and Quality; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Dedication; Preface; 1. Across the Spectrum: An Introduction to Family Day Care Internationally; Part I: Policy and Organization; 2. Some Unique Features of the Emerging Family Day Care Provision in Hungary: Home-like?; 3. Carving out a Niche?: The Work of a Tagesmutter in the New Germany; 4. Family Day Care in New Zealand: Training, Quality and Professional Status; 5. The Development of Childminding Networks in Britain: Sharing the Caring |
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6. Family Day Care in Israel: Policy, Quality and the Daily Experiences of ChildrenPart II: Understandings of Family Day Care; 7. What it Means to be a Childminder: Work or Love?; 8. Agency and Ethics: Family Day Care Providers' Perspectives on Quality; 9. The Everyday Life of Children in Family Day Care as seen by their Carers; 10. Family Day Care in France; Part III: Carers' and Parents' Perspectives; 11. Provider and Parent Perspectives on Famil |
| Summary |
Family day care or childminding plays a significant role in the provision of childcare in many countries, but is facing new challenges. Bringing together theory, research and knowledge from practice, this topical book presents a variety of informative perspectives on this important service. Contributors from ten countries draw on their recent research to examine how family day care has developed in differing economic and social climates. Covering the views of policy makers, childcare providers and parents, the book includes discussion of: levels of government intervention; training and support |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Family day care.
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Child care services
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Child care -- Government policy
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Child care.
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Babysitting.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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Child care
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Babysitting
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Child care -- Government policy
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Child care services
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Family day care
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mooney, Ann, 1950-
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Statham, June
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| ISBN |
1417501944 |
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9781417501946 |
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9781846423895 |
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1846423899 |
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9781843100621 |
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1843100622 |
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1283904470 |
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9781283904476 |
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