Stabilise, balance and adjust—Framing the early years transitions of children whose parents work non‐standard hours

This study examined talk by parents about the early years transitions of their children (n = 7) in the context of parental non‐standard working hours and Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. Parents were interviewed at three time points: when their child was aged one, four, fi...

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Published in:International journal of social welfare 2023-07, Vol.32 (3), p.306-319
Main Authors: Peltoperä, Kaisu, Siippainen, Anna, Karila, Kirsti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child care
childcare arrangements
Childhood
Children
COVID-19
COVID‐19 pandemic
discourse analysis
Early childhood education
early childhood education and care
early years transitions
Family policy
Frame analysis
horizontal transitions
Interviews
life transitions
non‐standard working hours
Pandemics
Parents & parenting
Rules
Talking
vertical transitions
Working hours
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Summary:This study examined talk by parents about the early years transitions of their children (n = 7) in the context of parental non‐standard working hours and Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. Parents were interviewed at three time points: when their child was aged one, four, five or six years (a total of 21 interviews). The third interview was conducted during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This article focuses on the children's ECEC transitions and the interpretative frames used by parents when talking about their work and childcare. The frames used by the parents to discuss the children's transitions were stabilising the children's lives, balancing between staying at home and attending ECEC and adjusting to norms and rules. The diversity of families' experiences and their children's transitions during the early years should be considered when developing family policy and ECEC services.
ISSN:1369-6866
1468-2397
DOI:10.1111/ijsw.12563