Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries (Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research)

by: Håkon Solbu Trætteberg (Author),Karl Henrik Sivesind(Author),Maiju Paananen(Author),Steinunn Hrafnsdóttir(Author)&1more

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Edition: 1st ed. 2023

Publication Date: 2023/9/9

Language: English

Print Length: 200 pages

ISBN-10: 3031373529

ISBN-13: 9783031373527

Book Description

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 goveance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.

About the Author

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 goveance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.