The contribution of childcare to local employment: poor work or work for the poor?

Gill Scott, Jim Campbell, Usha Brown

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Abstract

In recent years local economic development and regeneration agencies have begun to examine how locally based childcare can contribute to economic and social regeneration. This paper is based on current research by the authors and reports on the expectations and current realities of community based childcare as part of an economic regeneration strategy. It suggests that whilst the incorporation of childcare into urban regeneration strategy holds the potential to reduce the barriers to labour market involvement by mothers in low income households, less positive effects are also identifiable. Early evaluation is used to show that the commodification of care within urban regeneration policies reinforces care work as low paid, insecure gendered employment. It concludes by arguing that a more critical evaluation of both the economic and social impact of childcare on area regeneration is necessary.

Original languageEnglish
JournalLocal Economy
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2001

Keywords

  • social regeneration
  • childcare
  • economic regeneration

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