1 Introduction
Introduction
The Nordic Welfare Model
The Share of Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Welfare Providers
ECEC in the Nordic Countries
Three Sets of Goals for ECEC
Challenges Facing ECEC in the Nordic Countries: Demographic Changes, Accessibility, and Educational Approach
Explaining Institutional Change
Approaches to the Provision of Welfare Services
The Three Actors in the Welfare Mix
Public Provision or Privatization?
The Welfare Sector as a Quasi-Market
The Role of Nonprofit Providers as Part of the Welfare Mix
The Remainder of This Book: ECEC From a Comparative Nordic Perspective
References
2 Shared RootsPrivate Initiatives Along Two Trajectories
Introduction
The Dual Trajectory of the ECEC System
Trajectory 1: Charities Establish Childrens Asylums as Protectors from the Dangers of Streets
Trajectory 2: Philanthropic Kindergartens and For-Profit Child Residential Homes for Wealthy Families
The Merging of the Two Trajectories
Fostering a Nordic ECEC Model Through Kindergarten Teacher Education
Chapter Summary
References
3 From the Fringes to the Heart of the Welfare StateGrowth in ECEC Coverage
Introduction
Legislative Foundation
Consolidation and Growth
Full Coverage
Chapter Summary
References
4 Changes in the Role of Commercial and Nonprofit ECEC ProvidersDeviations from the Nordic Welfare Model?
Introduction
Private Growth
Explaining the Growth of Private Actors: Framework Conditions, Financing, and Public Debates
Chapter Summary
References
5 Reigning in Provider Diversity? Regulation, Steering, and Supervision
Introduction
Educational PromotionThe Rationale for State Steering
National Policies Pursued in Terms of Regulation and Curriculum
Securing ComplianceSupervision
Soft SteeringManuals and Evaluations
Chapter Summary
References
6 Does It Matter? Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Providers
Introduction
Theoretical Underpinnings of Different Ownership and Quality
Quality of ECEC
International Experiences: Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit ECEC?
Research in the Nordic Countries on Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Providers
Chapter Summary
References
7 Conclusions
Introduction
Why Private Growth in Nordic ECEC?
How to Respond to Adverse Effects From Marketization? Nordic Attempts to Reign in Quasi-markets
Governance Challenges in the Welfare Mix
Why Diversity in Provision?
A Nordic Dimension in ECEC Governance?
References.