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McNally, Sinead; Share, Michelle; Murray, Aisling – Child Care in Practice, 2014
Anecdotal evidence suggests that grandparents provide a substantial amount of childcare support to parents of infants in Ireland yet there has been little attention to the provision of grandparent childcare at policy level. Using nationally representative data on childcare provision in the Republic of Ireland, this study examined the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Child Care
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O'Hara, Maureen – Child Care in Practice, 2010
This study (2006-2007) sought to explore and examine whether the provision of full daycare improves the quality of life for children and their parents. There are now 60.8% of women employed in the workforce, according to the Central Statistics Office (2008). This means many changes for children, parents and families. Twenty-seven childcare…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Employed Parents, Foreign Countries, Interviews