ABSTRACT

One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid employment generally. Child care policy, provision and funding has in no way kept up with this change. Who Will Mind the Baby? explores how working mothers negotiate their responsibilities in the face of these difficulties.
The book contrasts the limited child care policies of the United States and Canada with the more advanced situation in Europe and Australia, focusing in particular on the coping strategies of working mothers.

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Part 1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|16 pages

WHO WILL MIND THE BABY?

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Part II CHILD CARE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

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Part III THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE AT THE STATE AND PROVINCIAL LEVEL

chapter 4|13 pages

MAKING THE TRANSITION TO SCHOOL

chapter 5|13 pages

CHILD CARE SERVICES IN ONTARIO

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Part IV THE LOCAL LEVEL: JOURNEY TO CHILD CARE AND COPING STRATEGIES

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Part V CHILD CARE IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

chapter 10|23 pages

THE STATE AND CHILD CARE

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Part VI CONCLUSION

chapter 11|9 pages

CONCLUSION