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2012 London childcare report An examination of child care supply, demand, and prices in London, United Kingdom |
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Better serving our children: An action plan for increasing volunteering in the early years and childcare sector An examination of patterns of parent and community volunteering in early childhood settings in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of the benefits of and strategies to support volunteering, based on a survey of 2,000 pregnant women and mothers of infants and on interviews and a roundtable with stakeholders |
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Better serving our children: An action plan for increasing volunteering in the early years and childcare sector [Executive summary] A summary of an examination of patterns of parent and community volunteering in early childhood settings in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of the benefits of and strategies to support volunteering, based on a survey of 2,000 pregnant women and mothers of infants and on interviews and a roundtable with stakeholders |
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Beyond caring: The case for reforming the childcare and early years workforce 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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Building an integrated workforce for a long-term vision of universal early education and care A study on the characteristics of early childhood education and child care workers in Britain, successful child care and early education models from other countries that may be applicable in Britain, and suggestions for future improvement |
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Building on sand? A critique of England’s efforts to deliver high quality affordable child care for all families throughout the country through the private-for-profit sector, with comparison of the child care system to the private sector’s delivering of social and residential care for elderly people since the mid-1980’s |
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Child benefits: The importance of investing in quality childcare A study of the investment in the quality of child care and preschool provision in the United Kingdom |
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Childcare costs survey 2013 A study of child care prices and their geographic distribution across England, Scotland, and Wales by care type and child age, as well as an examination of child care supply, based on a survey of 208 local authorities |
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Childcare for parents with atypical work patterns: The need for flexibility A study of the work patterns and child care arrangements of parents with nonstandard work schedules in the United Kingdom, based on secondary data analysis, a survey of 1,413 parents with children under 16 years old, a survey of 857 informal care providers, 10 focus groups with parents who use informal care, and two focus groups with young adults who provide informal care |
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Childminders in the Netherlands An overview of the implications for family child care providers of child care policy reform in the Netherlands, with a discussion of lessons for England |
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Children's centres: Exploring the costs and delivering of a national scheme A discussion of the logistics behind a national provision for early childhood education and care services in England |
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Choosing quality: Supporting parents to access high quality childcare An examination of parents' child care decisionmaking and views on child care quality in the United Kingdom, based on a review of research and surveys, interviews, and focus groups with mothers |
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Costs and benefits of universal childcare: A preliminary economic analysis for the UK A cost-benefit analysis of England’s speculative high quality and affordable universal preschool child care provision, including the economic impact for mothers’ employment options, economic output, child poverty reduction, the economic and financial challenges of aging populations, the prospective increase in future worker productivity, and the short-term and long-term costs associated with universal child care |
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Daycare Trust's response to the consultation on 'Choice for parents, the best start for children: A ten-year strategy for childcare' A response to a consultation outlining the position of Daycare Trust on a ten-year child care strategy in England |
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Daycare Trust's response to the consultation on 'Work and families: Choice and flexibility' A response to a consultation outlining the position of Daycare Trust on public policies concerning families in England |
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Everyone counts An exploration of the child care needs of families of children with disabilities and special educational needs (SEN) in England and Wales |
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Executive summary: 2012 London childcare report A summary of an examination of child care supply, demand, and prices in London, United Kingdom |
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Improving our understanding of informal childcare in the UK: An interim report of Daycare Trust research into informal childcare A study of the features of informal child care in the United Kingdom, including patterns of informal child care arrangements, provider characteristics, and parents' decision-making related to informal child care, based on 10 focus groups with parents who use informal care, a survey of 1,413 parents with children under 16 years old, and a survey of 857 informal care providers |
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Improving our understanding of informal childcare in the UK: An interim report of Daycare Trust research into informal childcare [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the features of informal child care in the United Kingdom, including patterns of informal child care arrangements, provider characteristics, and parents' decision-making related to informal child care, based on 10 focus groups with parents who use informal care, a survey of 1,413 parents with children under 16 years old, and a survey of 857 informal care providers |
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Improving quality in the early years: A comparison of perspectives and measures A study in England of stakeholder perceptions of early years education and care quality and the alignment of these perceptions with definitions of quality embedded in three approaches to quality measurement, as well as an examination of the associations among quality ratings produced by these three approaches, based on focus groups with parents, providers, and local authorities, and analyses of regulatory inspection reports, environment rating scales data, and quality assurance scheme participation data |
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Improving quality in the early years: A comparison of perspectives and measures: Full research brief: Summary and overview of findings, conclusions and recommendations A summary of a study in England of stakeholder perceptions of early years education and care quality and the alignment of these perceptions with definitions of quality embedded in three approaches to quality measurement, as well as an examination of the associations among quality ratings produced by these three approaches, based on focus groups with parents, providers, and local authorities, and analyses of regulatory inspection reports, environment rating scales data, and quality assurance scheme participation data |
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Improving quality in the early years: A comparison of perspectives and measures: Technical report A technical supplement to a study in England of stakeholder perceptions of early years education and care quality and the alignment of these perceptions with definitions of quality embedded in three approaches to quality measurement, as well as an examination of the associations among quality ratings produced by these three approaches, based on focus groups with parents, providers, and local authorities, and analyses of regulatory inspection reports, environment rating scales data, and quality assurance scheme participation data |
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Informal child care: Choice or chance?: A literature review A review of research on informal child care in the United Kingdom, including patterns of and factors that influence use, parent and child views of informal child care, parental informal child care decisionmaking, characteristics of providers, and outcomes of informal child care |
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Informal childcare: Choice or chance?: Project summary report Findings from a research project on informal child care in the United Kingdom that examine informal child care arrangement patterns, informal child care provider characteristics, and features of informal caregiving practices |
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Keeping mum: Childcare as a vote winning issue A discussion of the use of child care policies as a political platform to garner the votes of women, particularly mothers, in the United Kingdom |
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