Good Quality Childcare for All? Progress Towards Universal Provision

Valle, Ivana La; Smith, Ruth

doi:10.1177/0027950109103685

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“…Formal childcare provision, on the other hand, is designed to provide parents with 'time to work' (Lewis, 2012). The National Childcare Strategy introduced in the UK in 1998 and subsequent policy initiatives (Speight et al, 2009;Stewart, 2013;Stewart and Obolenskaya, 2015) aimed to improve child outcomes through high quality early years education and maternal employment (La Valle and Smith, 2009). These policies are funded through a mix of supply-side (free childcare) and demand-side (tax credit) subsidies and delivered by a mixture of private, voluntary and public providers.…”

Section: Work-family Policy Contextmentioning

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Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13

Connolly

Aldrich

O’Brien³

et al. 2016

Work, Employment and Society

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This article examines the working lives of British couple families across the first decade of the millennium using EU Labour Force Survey data (2001-13) taking a multiple equilibria approach. Some growth in dual full-time earners, increased working hours of mothers in part-time employment and a growing proportion of households with 'non-standard' working patterns are all identified, suggesting both a convergence and greater diversity in economic provisioning within parent couple households. Household employment patterns remain strongly associated with maternal education and family size but are becoming less sensitive to the age of the youngest child. The dual full-time earner model is growing in significance for British parents of young children but a new gender egalitarian equilibrium has not yet been reached.

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Section: Work-family Policy Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13

Connolly

Aldrich

O’Brien³

et al. 2016

Work, Employment and Society

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“…Child care for children aged below three is generally provided by parents, grandparents or child-minders (Lewis, Knijn et al 2008). Whilst these reforms have had a positive effect on lone mothers employment (Gregg, Harkness et al 2009), the limited provision of low-cost, flexible childcare for low income parents, and lone mothers in particular, remains a barrier to employment (Finch 2008;LaValle and Smith 2009). …”

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confidence: 99%

Does non-employment contribute to the health disadvantage among lone mothers in Britain, Italy and Sweden? Synergy effects and the meaning of family policy

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This study analyses self-rated health and non-employment and potential synergy effects among lone and couple mothers aged 25-59 in Britain, Sweden and Italy, representing different family policy categories using data from national surveys (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005). Synergy effects on health were calculated by synergy index. Non-employment only marginally contributed to the excess risk of poor health among lone mothers but there were synergy effects between lone motherhood and nonemployment in all three countries, producing a higher risk of poor health than would be expected from a simple addition of these exposures. Results are discussed in relation to the different family policy and living contexts. Responses to reviewer # 3's comments: The title would read better if "contribute to" is replaced by "associated with". Consider also omitting the subtitle. Response:We have changed the title accordingly, and altered the subtitle. The new title reads: "Is non-employment associated with the health disadvantage among lone mothers in Britain, Italy and Sweden? Family policy and synergy effects" Avoid causal arguments and terminology throughout the text ("causal", "impact", "effect" etc.). Response: We have searched the text for causal arguments and terminology, and changed the wording where we thought it appropriate, and kept the wording when referring to other studies where this terminology has been used. Use "employment" instead of "work" wherever appropriate. Response: We have gone through the article and change wherever appropriate. The country specific analyses have been separately conducted and therefore avoid direct comparisons of countries in terms of the levels of risk (OR). Interactions would be needed for direct country comparisons. Response: We agree and have made alterations in the text. The second para of Discussion says "Non-employment only partly explained.". In my mind the explanation was minimal. Response: We agree and have changed this to: "Non-employment only marginally contributed to the excess risk…." 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Response to Reviewers AbstractThis study analyses self-rated health and non-employment and potential synergy effects among lone and couple mothers aged 25-59 in Britain, Sweden and Italy, representing different family policy categories using data from national surveys (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005). Synergy effects on health were calculated by synergy index. Non-employment only marginally contributed to the excess risk of poor health among lone mothers but there were synergy effects between lone motherhood and non-employment in all three countries, producing a higher risk of poor health than would be expected from a simple addition of these exposures.Results are discussed in relation to the different family policy and living co...

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“…We would, in addition, want to control for parents' selection into whether their children attend early years education and which type of provider they choose, but valid instruments for this selection are not obvious. La Valle and Smith (2009) report that non-attendance at early years education is partly due to parents' preferences and attitudes, with some parents preferring to look after their child at home. However, other reasons for nonattendance relate to difficulties in accessing provision such as lack of places and costs.…”

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Using Foundation Stage Profile Assessments To Assess Outcomes From Early Years Education

Hopkin

Stokes

Wilkinson

2009

Natl. Inst. econ. rev.

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In the past decade early years education has expanded throughout England with progressive extensions in entitlement to some hours of free provision. Furthermore, there is consistent evidence that shows that early years education leads to improvement in cognitive and social development for children. This paper uses the latest data from the Millennium Cohort Study to consider whether, in an era of near universal provision, receipt of early years education still leads to better outcomes for children than for those who did not receive early years education and whether different characteristics of provision produce better outcomes. The outcome measures we consider are the Foundation Stage Profile Assessments that apply to all children in England.

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Good Quality Childcare for All? Progress Towards Universal Provision

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13

Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13

Does non-employment contribute to the health disadvantage among lone mothers in Britain, Italy and Sweden? Synergy effects and the meaning of family policy

Using Foundation Stage Profile Assessments To Assess Outcomes From Early Years Education

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