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Role and Success of Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care in Supporting Child Welfare Clients: Perspectives from Parents and Professionals
Pirjo L. Po¨lkki - Personal Name
Riitta H. Vornanen - Personal Name
Day care in Finland comprising care, education
and teaching—called Educare or the ECEC model—can be
used as an open care (community care) support measure for
children whose development is at risk. The general aim of
the study was to investigate whether the needs of child
welfare client children and their parents are fulfilled in day
care services from the perspective of parents and professionals. The questions were: (1) How are the individual
needs of child protection client children met in day care?
(2) In what way does day care support the parenting of
child welfare client parents? (3) What kind of enabling and
hindering factors, processes and mechanisms are there for
good outcomes from day care for children and parents? The
study uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The methods used were a questionnaire for parents
(N = 42), group-level documentary materials from day
care and social services officers about the problems faced
by client children and parents, and interviews with ECEC
and child welfare staff (N = 28). Parents experienced
many problems, including exhaustion, poor mental health,
substance abuse and parenting problems. Twenty percent
of the children had individual support needs. The parents
were very satisfied with the ECEC service their children
were receiving and the parenting support provided. The
ECEC professionals highlighted many positive changes in
children in day care and they were also able to support
parenting. The enabling and hindering factors for good
outcomes were connected with the attitudes and problems
of the clients, administrative processes within sectors, and
cooperation between ECEC and child welfare staff. ECEC
services can considerably increase the safety and well-being of child welfare client children and support their parents in their upbringing. The role and cooperation of ECEC
and child welfare staff need clarification.
and teaching—called Educare or the ECEC model—can be
used as an open care (community care) support measure for
children whose development is at risk. The general aim of
the study was to investigate whether the needs of child
welfare client children and their parents are fulfilled in day
care services from the perspective of parents and professionals. The questions were: (1) How are the individual
needs of child protection client children met in day care?
(2) In what way does day care support the parenting of
child welfare client parents? (3) What kind of enabling and
hindering factors, processes and mechanisms are there for
good outcomes from day care for children and parents? The
study uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The methods used were a questionnaire for parents
(N = 42), group-level documentary materials from day
care and social services officers about the problems faced
by client children and parents, and interviews with ECEC
and child welfare staff (N = 28). Parents experienced
many problems, including exhaustion, poor mental health,
substance abuse and parenting problems. Twenty percent
of the children had individual support needs. The parents
were very satisfied with the ECEC service their children
were receiving and the parenting support provided. The
ECEC professionals highlighted many positive changes in
children in day care and they were also able to support
parenting. The enabling and hindering factors for good
outcomes were connected with the attitudes and problems
of the clients, administrative processes within sectors, and
cooperation between ECEC and child welfare staff. ECEC
services can considerably increase the safety and well-being of child welfare client children and support their parents in their upbringing. The role and cooperation of ECEC
and child welfare staff need clarification.
Ketersediaan
| J172 | Perpustakaan FITK Pusat | Tersedia |
Informasi Detil
Judul Seri
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No. Panggil
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Penerbit
New York:Springer : New York., 2016
Deskripsi Fisik
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Bahasa
English
ISBN/ISSN
1573-1707
Klasifikasi
NONE
Informasi Detil
Tipe Isi
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Tipe Media
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Tipe Pembawa
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Edisi
(2016) 44:581–594 DOI
Info Detil Spesifik
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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab
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