Autonomy, Fairness and Active Relationships: Children's Experiences of Well‐being in Childcare. (14th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cooke, Emma; Brady, Michelle; Alipio, Cheryll; Cook, Kay
• Is Part Of: Children & society. Volume 33:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 38
• Publication Date: 2018-10-14
• Subjects: childcare -- children's experiences -- well‐being; Children -- Care and hygiene -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Children -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Child development -- Periodicals; 362.70941
• DOI: 10.1111/chso.12294
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-0605

Abstract

Abstract : Researchers and policy‐makers are increasingly concerned with children's well‐being in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) settings. Recent research identifies the value of using qualitative methods to understand children's experiences of well‐being in ECEC/OSHC, but there remain few such studies. This article presents findings from a child‐centric qualitative study with Australian children of nurses and police, which sought to understand their experiences of well‐being in ECEC/OSHC. Children's experiences of well‐being were shaped by parental relationships, how informed they were about the rationale for their care arrangements and the degree of age‐appropriate autonomy they experienced.