Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families
Policy in Wales and Beyond
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Policy, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Wendy Ball | ISBN: | 9781783163014 |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press | Publication: | January 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wendy Ball |
| ISBN: | 9781783163014 |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Publication: | January 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Wales Press |
| Language: | English |
This book draws on original research to consider the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy. The research, located in Wales in the period following devolution, concerns the capacity of policy to enhance family well-being. In interviews with mothers and fathers of young children, their day-to-day childcare arrangements are explored through the themes of gender, social networks, material circumstances and neighbourhood resources. This material provides a basis for an assessment of policy through interviews with policy-makers. The book identifies a significant gap between what matters to parents and what is currently being offered in policy and service provision
This book draws on original research to consider the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy. The research, located in Wales in the period following devolution, concerns the capacity of policy to enhance family well-being. In interviews with mothers and fathers of young children, their day-to-day childcare arrangements are explored through the themes of gender, social networks, material circumstances and neighbourhood resources. This material provides a basis for an assessment of policy through interviews with policy-makers. The book identifies a significant gap between what matters to parents and what is currently being offered in policy and service provision
