Childcare markets in an age of austerity

Public support provided for European early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems varies considerably. European ECEC systems tend to form part of a mixed economy, in which the state, private-for-profit and private-not-for-profit providers all play a role in ECEC's provision, funding and re...

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Veröffentlicht in:European early childhood education research journal Jg. 22; H. 3; S. 386 - 396
Hauptverfasser: Lloyd, Eva, Penn, Helen
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Routledge 27.05.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:
Child Care
childcare markets
Commercialization
Disadvantaged
disadvantaged children
Early Childhood Education
early childhood education and care
early childhood policy
ECEC regulation
equity risks
European Union
Federal Regulation
Foreign Countries
France
Inequality
Norway
Privatization
Public Support
Retrenchment
Social support
France
European Union
Norway
Europe
ISSN:1350-293X, 1752-1807
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Zusammenfassung:Public support provided for European early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems varies considerably. European ECEC systems tend to form part of a mixed economy, in which the state, private-for-profit and private-not-for-profit providers all play a role in ECEC's provision, funding and regulation, representing a market model. ECEC privatisation and marketisation in the UK has gone further than in other EU member states and there is growing evidence that these developments, including corporatisation, risk deepening, consolidating or widening inequalities of access to quality early childhood provision. The Norwegian and French systems illustrate how direct public funding and stringent regulation may counter childcare markets' potentially negative impacts. As economic austerity makes its mark on Europe, childcare market challenges are growing and the need to rethink the appropriateness of delivering UK ECEC under market conditions becomes more acute.
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ISSN:1350-293X
1752-1807
DOI:10.1080/1350293X.2014.912901