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The advancement of the "24-hour society" means that more people are now working outside a traditional nine-to-five day. Increasingly, employers rely on round-the-clock availability of their workers, often at short notice or on unpredictable shift patterns. As a consequence, many parents have jobs that require flexible working hours. Finding childcare that is both affordable and available for the hours needed is often difficult. This timely report considers how childcare services are meeting the needs of parents working atypical hours. Using information from a survey of Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships in England, a survey of childcare providers from two local authorities and a number of case studies, the report looks at what helps and what hinders the development of such services. Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the book will be invaluable to policy makers, employers, academics and organizations with an interest in developing childcare se
List of contents
Introduction; The demand for atypical hours childcare; Developing services to meet atypical work time; Conclusion.
About the author
June Statham and Ann Mooney are Senior Research Officers at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. They have extensive research experience in the field of childcare and parental employment, work and care within families and family support.
Summary
This timely report considers how childcare services are meeting the needs of parents working atypical hours.
