Childminder (Routledge Revivals): A Study in Action Research

by Brian Jackson, Sonia Jackson

Overview

First published in 1979, this book looks at the subject of childminding in Britain at the time it was written. It is based on a national survey that was commissioned by the Social Science Research Council and on action to help childminders funded by the Wates Foundation at Manchester University, UK. Previous to this study it was calculated that more than one million children under the age of five had a working mother, but little research had been done into childminders themselves. This book evaluates the number and nature of the childminders in Britain that were looking after the nation’s children in the 70s. It argues that parents have a right to choose to work if society can guarantee loving and skilled care for their children. However, the authors suggest that this was not the case at the time and state that childminders were in need of better governmental support.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135039028
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	282
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Brian Jackson, Sonia Jackson

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements;  Part I: An Investigation  1. December Dawnwatch  2. Thinking  3. Exploring  4. Childminding in Huddersfield  5. Under five in Fartown  6. Where have all the children gone?  7. Cornflake kids  8. Old Trafford  9. Portrait gallery  10. Childminding: a classic case in the cycle of deprivation  11. On refusing to write a conclusion  Part II: Seedtime  12. Research into action  13. A tale of four cities  Part III: Agenda for Whitehall and Westminster  14. A charter for childminders  15. A Minister for Children;  Notes;  Bibliography;  Index