Pre-school childcare in England, 19392010 is an innovative study of the relationship between child development theories, childcare practices and children's experiences.
Looking at childcare outside the home in four different forms: day nurseries, nursery schools and classes, playgroups and childminders, the book navigates how both individual families and wider society managed the care of young children in the context of dramatic increases in the employment of mothers.
The book demonstrates that three principal arguments shaped the experience of all those involved; firstly, that care...