Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries E-Book

Håkon Solbu Trætteberg

• Herausgeber: Springer International Publishing
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

This book explores the increasing role of private providers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) as they become a core part of the Nordic welfare model—one that once rejected for-profit involvement in public welfare. Within this context, ECEC has become the key battleground over private providers’ role in the welfare system. Chapters compare five Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, to discuss possible benefits from having different types of providers—public, nonprofit, and for-profit—in the welfare mix. To conclude, the authors also provide a comparative perspective on governance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.