ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the details of early childhood services in a transitional country and discusses how inequality amongst children has arisen and is being addressed. Across the ex-Soviet Union and its satellites, the fall of communism and the rapid privatization of state assets has generally resulted in a fall in income, an increase in unemployment, especially for women, an erosion of welfare services and a growth in inequality. The changeover from a command economy to a capitalist one also resulted in an influx of consultants advising-sometimes unwisely and in ignorance-on almost every aspect of policy and provision.
