Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1997: Service Directors

Dataset ID Number

FSD2161

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2161
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2161

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Heikkinen, Erja (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Public Administration)

Abstract

The survey focused on the scope, service provision, administration and development of child day care services in Finnish municipalities. The respondents were municipal officials responsible for child day care services. Similar surveys were carried out in 1997, 1999 and 2003, from the viewpoints of municipal service directors, day nursery managers and child-minding coordinators.

First, the respondents were asked how many children there were in the municipal day care centres, whether there were queues for places in those centres, and how the children were divided in terms of age and the type of day care (e.g. full day care, sessional day care; day nursery, family day care). The number of employees in the municipal day nurseries and their tasks were queried, as well as the current expenditure and income of day care services. There were also questions pertaining to service provision, competitive tendering, and satisfaction with services.

Further questions covered management and decision-making on child day care in the municipality. The respondents were also asked which body decided on matters such as using outsourced services. The use of performance measures and the impact of different bodies on day care services were studied. Finally, the development of municipal day care since 1992 and development policies for the future were surveyed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, mother tongue, year of birth, job title, work experience, level of education, and elective offices.

Keywords

child day care; child-minders; child-minding; children; community development; day nurseries; local community facilities; local government; local government officers; local government policy; local government services; pre-primary education; pre-primary schools; preschool children; public services; social systems; subcontracting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Mäkelä, Pertti (University of Vaasa. Faculty of Public Administration)

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

1997

Collection Dates

The early 1997 ( 1997 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

The questionnaire was sent to the municipal officials responsible for child day care services in the selected municipalities (N=47). 43 municipalities responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

91

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2162 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1997: Day Nurseries

FSD2163 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1997: Child-Minding

FSD2164 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1999: Service Directors

FSD2165 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1999: Day Nurseries

FSD2166 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1999: Child-Minding

FSD2167 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 2003: Service Directors

FSD2168 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 2003: Day Nurseries

FSD2169 Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 2003: Child-Minding

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data do not include opinions on the survey asked at the end of the questionnaire.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Heikkinen, Erja (University of Vaasa): Finnish Local Government 2004: Child Day Care 1997: Service Directors [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2161

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Heikkinen, Erja (1998). Subjektiivisin oikeus - päivähoitopalvelut paineiden alla. Helsinki : Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 11. Acta nro 94.

Related Publications

Heikkinen, Erja (1998). Subjektiivisin oikeus - päivähoitopalvelut paineiden alla. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 11. Acta nro 94.