DDI description: Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017 DDI-kuvailu: Haastattelut varhaiskasvatusratkaisuista: monikulttuuristen perheiden huoltajat 2017 3747 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 1.0.0 Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017 [metadata]. Metadata version 1.0.0 (2024-05-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3747; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3747 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017 Haastattelut varhaiskasvatusratkaisuista: monikulttuuristen perheiden huoltajat 2017 3747 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3747 10.60686/t-fsd3747 Alasuutari, Maarit 0000-0002-4881-632X Karila, Kirsti 0000-0001-6233-2615 Mäkinen, Eleanora Paananen, Maiju 0000-0002-1072-1923 Repo, Katja 0000-0003-3463-0695 Hynynen, Kaisa 0000-0001-6672-4376 In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. 293049 314317 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Childcare

The Childcare series studies childcare subsidies, availability of early childhood education services, and childcare choices made by parents. The series consists of survey and interview data. The target group included parents and guardians of children of different ages residing in specific regions in Finland. The data were collected over a period of time from the same participants, for example so that data were first collected when the child was aged about one year, and then again when the child was aged four years.

The data for the Childcare series were collected as part of the Finnish Childcare Policies: In/Equality in Focus (CHILDCARE) research project conducted by the University of Jyväskylä and Tampere University in collaboration with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The research project began in October 2015 and was concluded in September 2021. The first data collection for the Childcare project took place in 2016.

1.0 Alasuutari, Maarit (University of Jyväskylä) & Karila, Kirsti (University of Tampere) & Mäkinen, Eleanora (University of Tampere) & Paananen, Maiju (University of Tampere) & Repo, Katja (University of Tampere) & Hynynen, Kaisa (University of Tampere): Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2023-01-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3747; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3747 cultural pluralism children child care day care family life parental benefits parental role parents care in the community family cohesion Social sciences Children Family life and marriage

The data consists of information collected from parents of multicultural families on childcare arrangements and early childhood education solutions. The data is part of the multidisciplinary project "Finnish Childcare Policies: In/Equality in Focus" (CHILDCARE), which is being implemented by the Universities of Jyväskylä and Tampere and the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

In the interviews, questions were initially asked about the everyday life of the child and the family. Then they were asked about the rationale behind the childcare solutions, such as how and why the current solution was chosen. This was followed by questions about the support and help respondents had received in relation to childcare and its solutions. They were also asked about the reconciliation of work and family life and about childcare-related decision-making within the family. Finally, they were asked about current issues in the family leave system and early childhood education, such as the halving of childcare allowance for parents, and asked to think about the future, what life might be like for a child at the age of 4.

Seven of the interviews are in Finnish and five in English. Background data are classified by educational background, age and municipality classification. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Autumn 2017 Finland Finland Individual Individual Family Family Parents of multicultural families who were involved in third sector family service activities. Qualitative Cross-section CrossSection University of Jyväskylä University of Tampere National Institute for Health and Welfare Non-probability: Availability Nonprobability.Availability

The interviewees are selected from parents who have participated in third sector family service activities.

Face-to-face interview Interview.FaceToFace Interview scheme and/or themes InterviewSchemeAndThemes Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive 12 files in odt format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version. The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator. 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. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. The data have been anonymised by the researcher as follows: names of persons and data referring to the place have been anonymised. In addition, items relating to workplace, education and occupation have been removed where the information would have increased the identifiability of the interviewees. The ages of the interviewees have been classified in five-year intervals. In FSD, implicit identifiers have been coarsened in a single file, in line with the researcher's policy. Anonymisations made by FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]]. Joenpolku, Milla (2020). Maahanmuuttajaperheet ja lastenhoidon ratkaisut: Tarkastelussa valinnat, tieto ja perustelut. Kasvatustieteiden ja kulttuurin tiedekunta. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto. Maahanmuuttajaperheet ja lastenhoidon ratkaisut: Tarkastelussa valinnat, tieto ja perustelut URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202004223525 Karjalainen, Minna (2025). Monikulttuuristen perheiden äitien kokemuksia varhaiskasvatuksesta Suomessa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202501211394 Monikulttuuristen perheiden äitien kokemuksia varhaiskasvatuksesta Suomessa URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202501211394 daF3747.sav SPSS Data File Tell about your family: family members; what kind of things are relevant at the moment? Tell about your family: family members; what kind of things are relevant at the moment? Tell about your family and your child's daily life: what kind of a place is your municipality from the perspective of families with children. Tell about your family and your child's daily life: what kind of a place is your municipality from the perspective of families with children. What happens in your child's daily life? Use yesterday as an example. What happens in your child's daily life? Use yesterday as an example. How did you choose your current childcare arrangement: why specific daycare center, child minder, mom/dad/partner/someone takes care at home etc. How did you choose your current childcare arrangement: why specific daycare center, child minder, mom/dad/partner/someone takes care at home etc. Did you receive and where did you receive information regarding your childcare arrangements? Did you receive and where did you receive information regarding your childcare arrangements? Consider your childcare arrangements in place: what positive and negative aspects can you distinguish? Consider your childcare arrangements in place: what positive and negative aspects can you distinguish? Did you consider other options: what? Did you consider other options: what? Childcare arrangements since the birth to this day: what has happened, who has taken care of the child and why? Childcare arrangements since the birth to this day: what has happened, who has taken care of the child and why? Have you participated in or considered other early childhood educations services: other early childhood education, open (free) early childhood education? Have you participated in or considered other early childhood educations services: other early childhood education, open (free) early childhood education? What kind of support/help have you received in child caring and with regard to childcare arrangements (support network, early childhood education, society, etc.?) What would you have hoped for? What kind of support/help have you received in child caring and with regard to childcare arrangements (support network, early childhood education, society, etc.?) What would you have hoped for? How is the reconciliation of work and family life relevant to your family? Ask for concrete examples: who picks up the child from daycare when child is sick, who stays at home, etc.? How is the reconciliation of work and family life relevant to your family? Ask for concrete examples: who picks up the child from daycare when child is sick, who stays at home, etc.? What kind of issues do you discuss OR argue about with regard to children/ childcare? What kind of issues do you discuss OR argue about with regard to children/ childcare? Do you have specific areas or responsibility in child caring? If yes, what kind, and how have you made these decisions? What would be the ideal way to organize/divide parenting and child caring responsibilities? Do you have specific areas or responsibility in child caring? If yes, what kind, and how have you made these decisions? What would be the ideal way to organize/divide parenting and child caring responsibilities? Discussions on family leave systems: 6+6+6, entitlements to home care allowance: what thoughts? Discussions on family leave systems: 6+6+6, entitlements to home care allowance: what thoughts? Discussions and questions on new policies on early childhood education: Subjective/unconditional entitlement, "pay-as-you-go"-day care, increase of groups sizes, increase of private daycare provision? Discussions and questions on new policies on early childhood education: Subjective/unconditional entitlement, "pay-as-you-go"-day care, increase of groups sizes, increase of private daycare provision? Your ideas to develop family policies, early childhood education and services to families with children on municipal/national level? Your ideas to develop family policies, early childhood education and services to families with children on municipal/national level? Look into the future when you child reaches the age of 4 (or couple of years into the future): what has happened in his/her life; how is your family then? Look into the future when you child reaches the age of 4 (or couple of years into the future): what has happened in his/her life; how is your family then?