Childminding workforce trends qualitative research report
This study was commissioned by the Scottish Government to explore the range of factors that may be contributing to the decline in the Scottish childminder workforce in order to identify ways to better recruit, support and retain them.
Appendix 5: documents reviewed for the Rapid Evidence Assessment
Ang, L., Brooker, E., Stephen, C. (2017) A Review of the Research on Childminding: Understanding Children's Experiences in Home-Based Childcare Settings. Early Childhood Education Journal (45:2), 261-270.
Audit Scotland. (2020). Early learning and childcare: Follow-up.
Bauters, V., Vandenbroeck, M. (2017). The professionalisation of family day care in Flanders, France and Germany. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (25:3), 386-397.
Brooker, L. (2014). Childminders, parents and policy: testing the triangle of care. Journal of Early Childhood Research (14:1), 69-83.
National Day Nurseries Association. (2019). 2018/19 Workforce Survey Scotland.
O'Regan, M., Halpenny, A., Hayes, N. (2019). Childminding in Ireland: attitudes towards professionalisation. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (27:6), 757-775.
Reid, P., Hanks, J., Ferguson, A. (2019). Early Learning and Childcare Workforce. Glasgow: ekosgen
Scottish Childminding Association. (2019): Early Learning and Childcare Audit 2019.
Scottish Childminding Association. (2020): #TellSCMA: Childminding and You Survey Results 2020.
Scottish Government. (2020). Survey of childcare providers on impact of reopening guidance: summary.
Scottish Government. (2021). Our commitment to childminding: report.
Simon, A., Owen, C., Hollingworth, K. (2016) Is the 'quality' of preschool childcare, measured by the qualifications and pay of the childcare workforce, improving in Britain? American Journal of Educational Research (4:1), 11-17.
Wane, K. (2019). The expansion of early learning and childcare. Edinburgh: The Scottish Parliament.
Yarrow, A. (2016). What we feel and what we do: emotional capital in early childhood work. Early Years (36:4), 361-366.
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