Childcare tale of two cities

Researchers from London University's Institute of Education found the use of childcare by working class families in Battersea and in Stoke Newington markedly different from that of their middle class neighbours. The report, Local Childcare Cultures: working class families and pre-school childcare, is based on in-depth interviews with 70 families and 18 childcare providers. It found that the childcare market accessed by working class families was far more uniform in terms of provision than that accessed by middle class families, relying 'overwhelmingly' on public rather than private settings. Speaking...