Privatization of early childhood education and care in Nordic countries

This book explores the increasing role of private providers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) as they become a core part of the Nordic welfare model-one that once rejected for-profit involvement in public welfare.

Within this context, ECEC has become the key battleground over private providers' role in the welfare system.

Chapters compare five Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, to discuss possible benefits from having different types of providers-public, nonprofit, and for-profit-in the welfare mix.

To conclude, the authors also provide a comparative perspective on governance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.