Family day care : international perspectives on policy, practice and quality / edited by Ann Mooney and June Statham.

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TextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (255 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1417501944
9781417501946
9781846423895
1846423899
9781843100621
1843100622
1283904470
9781283904476

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Family day care.DDC classification:

362.71/2 22

LOC classification:

HQ778.5 .F36 2003eb

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Contents:

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.

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.

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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.

English.

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