1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« My specific research objectives were to assess the economic and social impact of $7 / day childcare on the community and on domestic relations. I hoped to assess the impact on children, indirectly, by asking mothers and child care providers about the school readiness of children before and after attending childcare. I was also interested in understanding the impact of this provincial program on domestic relations, specifically, its impact on (husband / wife; common-law) conjugal relations. I sought to establish the effects on the community by assessing the impact on the employability of mothers and the effect on household income; employment opportunities in the childcare ’industry’; and other spin-off jobs created by the program. » (p. 28)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
- Données documentaires diverses
- L’auteure a rencontré des mères, des pères et des acteurs des milieux de garde vivant dans une communauté située près de la Rivière Ottawa, à la frontière entre le Québec et l’Ontario.

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

« Quebec’s $7 per day childcare program has produced a few of the better-paid managerial and administrative jobs and many more of the lower-paid, traditionally female-dominated care and other service jobs (cleaning and food services). At the same time, the program has made it possible for many women to find employment at a time when some of their husbands and partners are losing better-paid primary and secondary sector jobs. Families are forced to look further away from home for employment, resulting in longer commutes. Some are forced to work shifts, or hold multiple jobs, with unusual or part-time hours. As a result, families and especially women, find themselves planning and implementing complex drop-off and pick-up schedules that rely on a network of family and friends. But despite the challenges, both mothers and fathers generally agree that $7 per day childcare is a basic necessity of life as they live through the changes brought on by ’the new economy’. » (p. 37)