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Out of the shadows: An epistemological examination of family childcare in Canada

open access: yesJournal of Childhood, Education & Society, 2023
This paper critically examines the current knowledge base of family childcare through an epistemological lens. A brief literature review highlights what is known about family childcare, and standpoint theory is used to illustrate how I first became aware
Laura Woodman
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Study of Child Care-Based Public Child Care and Female Labor Participation [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2023
Based on the exogenous policy impact of the divestiture of social functions by state-owned enterprises in China,we select five rounds of CFPS survey data and 104 city characteristic data to study the long-term impact of reduced access to public childcare
Zhou Yalin
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Relationship between children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and childcare environments: A cross sectional study

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the childcare environment and physical activity and sedentary behavior of toddlers and preschoolers.
Michele E. Peden   +4 more
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Recruitment and retention in front‐line services: the case of childcare [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Resource Management Journal, 2008
This article highlights how problems of recruitment and retention in front‐line services create a particular challenge to traditional HRM models and solutions. Private day nurseries make an interesting example of the challenges facing managers in the service sector as the combination of a feminised workforce, a price‐sensitive service, public–private ...
Carroll, M.   +3 more
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Social childcare concept: Social community as a childcare partner for working parents

open access: yesJurnal Ilmiah Psikologi Terapan, 2023
In today's era, it has become easier for working parents to find childcare services because of the growing number of childcare institutions or services.
Devy Kumalasari   +1 more
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Employees' preference for the on-site childcare service: a case study of three Sri Lankan apparel firms [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, 2022
Purpose – Childcare is one of the main obstacles for women to enter the labour market as they are the primary caregivers for children. The struggle between childcare and women's employment has caused a high labour turnover in women-dominated industries ...
B.M.A.M. Balasooriya   +1 more
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COVID-19 and Childcare in Canada: A Tale of Ten Provinces and Three Territories

open access: yesJournal of Childhood Studies, 2021
This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave on Canadian childcare. Using results from 8,300 responses to a Canadawide survey of centres and regulated family childcare, it illustrates how limited public funding and reliance on ...
Martha Friendly   +3 more
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Licensing and Regulation of Indigenous Childcare Services [PDF]

open access: yesAustralasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2010
THE FOCUS IN THIS ARTICLE is on licensing and regulation requirements of Indigenous childcare services and the impact they may have on the provision of quality child care for the children, families and communities being served. Specifically, it focuses on key factors that both contribute towards, and serve as barriers to, the provision of quality care ...
Targowska, A.   +2 more
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Impact of a population based intervention to increase the adoption of multiple physical activity practices in centre based childcare services: a quasi experimental, effectiveness study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012
Background There is considerable scope to improve the delivery of practices that increase the physical activity of children in centre based childcare services.
Finch Meghan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of childcare service demand for infants aged 0–3 among the childbearing population in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the demand for childcare services for infants aged 0–3 years among the childbearing population in China and identify its key determinants.MethodsAn online survey was conducted in Suzhou, China in August 2024 using
Chun Yang   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

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