Alternative Policy Designs and the Socio-political Construction of Childcare

Autor/inn/en	Rigby, Elizabeth; Tarrant, Kate; Neuman, Michelle J.
Titel	Alternative Policy Designs and the Socio-political Construction of Childcare
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 8 (2007) 2, S.98-108 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9491
DOI	10.2304/ciec.2007.8.2.98
Schlagwörter	Public Policy; Child Care; Social Environment; Politics; Policy Formation; Grants; Tax Credits; Insurance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Ordnung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Soziales Umfeld; Politik; Politische Betätigung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Steuerermäßigung
Abstract	Policy makers and advocates have a variety of tools from which to choose when designing childcare policy. Policy design choices, such as whether to provide childcare assistance through a new government program or via a voucher for use in the private market, are in fact social, political, moral, and value-laden choices that shape the nature of young children's experiences in care settings. Although rarely discussed, these choices also privilege particular social constructions of childcare by defining our understanding of the policy problem and the characteristics of the target populations. In addition, policy designs institutionalize and legitimize particular forms of governmental involvement in children's lives--as well as give power and voice to some interests over others--resulting in a new political context for future policy debates. To better illustrate these socio-political effects, this article documents and compares these consequences of five common childcare policy designs. (Contains 4 notes and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10