Provision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in England is highly marketised.
Since 2010, when the Labour Party lost power to a Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition …

Policy has an important impact on the daily life of early years practitioners, whatever their
role or setting. The policies of central and local government establish expectations of …

This article examines the working lives of British couple families across the first decade of
the millennium using EU Labour Force Survey data (2001–13) taking a multiple equilibria …

This article examines the effect of becoming a first-time mother and subsequent, or
concurrent, transitions to lone parenthood on women's employment and wages. Using …

Dieses Buch basiert auf meiner Dissertation, welche ich im Sommer 2018 abgegeben und
im November 2018 verteidigt habe. Das Schreiben einer Dissertation stellt einen …

Proficiency in the language spoken by the majority population may be crucial for the
cognitive development of children from immigrant families. High-quality child care is …

Executive summary Around 2.3 million children in the UK are living below the Child Poverty
Act 2010 relative poverty threshold, representing one-fifth of all children. By the same …

Despite significant changes in gender norms over the 20th century and a substantial
increase in women's labour force participation, women continue to provide the majority of …

We study the trajectory of maternal employment as children age and assess the factors
underlying the smooth increase in mothers' employment as their youngest child ages. Our …

Australian administrative data is used to examine patterns of welfare receipt for up to 5 and a
half years after marital separation. We examine relationship status, income support and …