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Beyond caring: The case for reforming the childcare and early years workforce
Moss, Peter, 2003
(Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 5). London: Daycare Trust.

A discussion of reform in England?s child care and early education workforce, including the current workforce?s gender make-up and other characteristics, whether a crisis is emerging and the possible response, and the workforce?s impact on other societal functions, all against the backdrop of greater employment opportunities for women outside of child care

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Caring and learning together: Exploring the relationship between parental leave and early childhood education and care
Moss, Peter, December, 2012
European Journal of Education, 47(4), 482-493

An examination of the relationship between parental leave entitlements and availability of early childhood education and care services in a range of high-income European countries, based on data from 25 countries in the 2012 annual review of leave policies

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Childcare students and nursery workers: Follow up surveys and in-depth interviews
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, December 2001
(Research Report No. RR322). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A follow-up study on the mobility in the child care workforce and its influences on child care students and staff in the United Kingdom

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Developing cross-cultural partnerships: Implications for child care quality research and practice
Pence, Alan R., 1994
In P. Moss & A. R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp.108-122). London: Paul Chapman Publishing

A description of a project in which the University of Victoria worked in partnership with a council of Canadian aboriginal tribes in Saskatchewan to develop and implement a culturally-appropriate curriculum for the training of professionals in the field of child care and early education

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Local assessments of childcare need and provision
Moss, Peter, July 1998
(Research Report No. 72). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment.

An examination of the feasibility and potential of conducting local assessments of child care demands, needs, and provisions, based on a review of existing material, interviews with national public and private agencies, a postal questionnaire of local authorities, and case studies of 12 local authorities in the United Kingdom

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Looking at quality from the child’s perspective
Langsted, Ole, 1994
In P. Moss & A.R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 28-42). London: Paul Chapman Publishing

Descriptions of several Danish programs soliciting the views of children about their child care environments and incorporating their opinions into the operating procedures of child care centers

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Measure for measure: Values, quality and evaluation
Brophy, Julia, 1994
In P. Moss & A. R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 61-75). London: Paul Chapman Publishing

A description of the values-based exercise facing researchers when using a foreign measurement instrument to measure quality in child care programs, based on the experience of evaluating the quality of forty-five preschool playgroups in the United Kingdom with the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS)

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National report, United Kingdom: Mapping of care services and the care workforce
Cameron, Claire, January 2001
London: University of London, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Care Work in Europe.

A report on the care industry's services and employment in the United Kingdom, covering child care and out of school care, child and youth residential and foster care, and care for the elderly and the disabled

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National report: United Kingdom: Surveying demand, supply and use of care
Cameron, Claire, 2002
London: University of London, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Care Work in Europe.

A comprehensive report on the supply and demand of care work in the United Kingdom across three types of services: child care and out of school care; child and youth residential and foster care; and care for the elderly and adults with disabilities

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The New Zealand experience of charter development in early childhood services
Smith, Anne B., 1994
In P. Moss & A. R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 123-141). London: Paul Chapman Publishing

A study of implementation of charter agreements between local child care providers and national funders, based on a sample of 9 child care centers in New Zealand

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OECD country note: Early childhood education and care policy in the Federal Republic of Germany
Moss, Peter, 2004
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

A discussion of early childhood education and care policies, practices, and issues in Germany, based on a document review and in-country interviews and site visits conducted by a review team

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OECD country note: Early childhood education and care policy in Norway
Neuman, Michelle J., 1999
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

An examination of Norway’s child care and early education policies, funding, quality, equity, availability, workforce, family roles, and environmental influences, which is part of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) cross-national review to improve child care and early education in all OECD countries

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A profile of childminding: Implications for planning
Mooney, Ann, 2001
Children & Society, 15(4), 253-262

A survey of over 1,000 caregivers, which collected demographic information and assessed their views regarding the current state of child care in England

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Quality in school-age child care services: An inquiry about values
Petrie, Pat, 1994
In P. Moss & A. R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 76-91). London: Paul Chapman Publishing

An identification of the values and aims guiding the day-to-day practices of 15 after-school programs for school-aged children in England, Scotland, and Wales

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The role of the private market in day-care provision for children in need
Dillon, Jean, 2001
Social Policy & Administration, 35(2), 127-144

A study of the role that the private market plays in day care provision for children in need

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Setting the scene: A vision of universal children's spaces
Moss, Peter, 2004
In A new era for universal childcare? (Leading the Vision Policy Papers: No. 1, pp. 19-28). London: Daycare Trust.

A presentation concerning universal child care and preschool provision in the United Kingdom

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Sponsored day care in a changing world
Statham, June, 2000
Children & Society, 14(1), 23-36

An examination of the development and operation of sponsored day care services, where government authorities place and pay for children in need in voluntary and private day care services, in 12 local authorities, in the context of ongoing policy developments within early childhood services in the United Kingdom

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A survey of former childminders
Mooney, Ann, October 2001
(Research Report No 300). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A survey of former child care providers' reasons for leaving the child care profession in England

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The UK at the crossroads: Towards an early years European partnership
Moss, Peter, 2001
(Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 2). London: Daycare Trust.

A discussion of the future direction of early childhood education and care in England

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