Ball, Wendy. <br/><br/>
Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families  Policy in Wales and Beyond. 

 - Cardiff :  University of Wales Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (226 pages) 
 - Politics and Society in Wales .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Tables; Series Editors' Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Shaping Childcare Policy in the United Kingdom; Devolution, Gender and Childcare: A Distinctive Policy Agenda in Wales?; Mothers' Perspectives on Childcare, Gender and Social Support; Different Neighbourhoods, Unequal Support? Local Childcare Services and Networks of Informal Care; Listening to Mothers and Fathers, Disrupting Policy?; Conclusion: Parenthood, Gender Relations and the Care Ethic in Wales; Appendix 1: Socio-Economic Profile of the Three Neighbourhoods. Appendix 2: The Sample of Mothers and FathersAppendix 3: Caring for Children Interview Themes; Appendix 4: The Sample of Policy Officers; Appendix 5: Policy Officers' Interview Themes; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> This book presents original ethnographic research into the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy in Wales. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780708325520 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child welfare--England.<br/>Child welfare--Government policy--England.<br/>Family services--Government policy--England.<br/>Child welfare--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV751  / .T736 2013