Study title

Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents of under 2-Year-Olds 2016-2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3755

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3755
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3755

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hietamäki, Johanna (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
• Lammi-Taskula, Johanna (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
• Alasuutari, Maarit (University of Jyväskylä)
• Kuukka, Anu (University of Jyväskylä)
• Ruutiainen, Ville (University of Jyväskylä)
• Siippainen, Anna (University of Jyväskylä)
• Terävä, Johanna (University of Jyväskylä)
• Eerola, Petteri (University of Tampere)
• Eronen, Eija (University of Tampere)
• Karila, Kirsti (University of Tampere)
• Paananen, Maiju (University of Tampere)
• Repo, Katja (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The data consists of information collected from parents and guardians of children under two years of age on childcare arrangements and early childhood education and care 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).

The interviews started with questions about the daily 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, respondents were asked about current issues in the family leave system and early childhood education and were asked to reflect on the future, on what life might be like for their child at the age of 4.

Background information are classified by educational background, age and municipality classification. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The randomized municipality and respondent code of the "interview name" in the data allows a comparison between this and the follow-up data FSD3750 and FSD3751. Follow-up interviews were collected from the same parents and guardians when the children were around four years old in 2019 and under school age during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021.

Keywords

care in the community; child care; children; day care; family cohesion; family life; parental benefits; parental role; parents

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Childcare

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Tampere
• National Institute for Health and Welfare

Funders

• Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (293049)
• Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (314317)

Time Period Covered

2016 – 2017

Collection Dates

2016 – 2017

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Alajärvi, Hamina, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kittilä, Lieksa, Oulu, Salo, Tampere, Ulvila

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Universe

Parents and guardians of children born between 1 October 2014 and 30 September 2015, who were respondents in a previous interview survey of the same research project.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

47 files in odt format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

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 increments and the ages of siblings of one-year-old children have been expressed at a coarser level. Other identifying information, such as dates, has also been coarsened. The researcher has removed from the archived data those interviews that contained too much detailed identifiable information. In FSD, implicit identifiers have been coarsened in a few files, in line with the researcher's policy. The anonymisations made by the FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

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

Hietamäki, Johanna (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Lammi-Taskula, Johanna (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Alasuutari, Maarit (University of Jyväskylä) & Kuukka, Anu (University of Jyväskylä) & Ruutiainen, Ville (University of Jyväskylä) & Siippainen, Anna (University of Jyväskylä) & Terävä, Johanna (University of Jyväskylä) & Eerola, Petteri (University of Tampere) & Eronen, Eija (University of Tampere) & Karila, Kirsti (University of Tampere) & Paananen, Maiju (University of Tampere) & Repo, Katja (University of Tampere): Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents of under 2-Year-Olds 2016-2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-05-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3755

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

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

Related Publications

Eerola, P., Närvi, J., Terävä, J. & Repo, K. (2021). Negotiating parenting practices: the arguments and justifications of Finnish couples. Families, relationships and societies, 10 (1), 119-135.

Karila, K., Siippainen, A., Repo, K., Paananen, M. & Fjällström, S. (2020) Paikallisuus, vanhemmat ja varhaiskasvatusmahdollisuudet - tarinoita kunnan ja pienten lasten vanhempien kohtaamisista. Focus Localis 1/2020.

Terävä, J., Kuukka, A. & Alasuutari, M. (2018) Miten lastenhoidon ratkaisuja saa perustella? Vanhempien puhetta 1-2-vuotiaan lapsensa hoitoratkaisuista. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 4/2018, 349-359.

Terävä, Johanna & Närvi, Johanna & Lammi-Taskula, Johanna & Eerola, Petteri (2022) Kuka hoitaa kotona? Teoksessa Petteri Eerola, Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila & Johanna Lammi-Taskula (toim.) Lastenhoidon ja varhaiskasvatuksen monet polut. Lasten, perheiden ja politiikan näkökulmia. Gaudeamus: Helsinki. 133-152

Repo, Katja & Moilanen, Sanna & Siippainen, Anna & Lammi-Taskula, Johanna (2022) Työelämä ja perheiden lastenhoito- ja varhaiskasvatusratkaisut. Teoksessa Petteri Eerola, Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila & Johanna Lammi-Taskula (toim.) Lastenhoidon ja varhaiskasvatuksen monet polut. Lasten, perheiden ja politiikan näkökulmia. Gaudeamus: Helsinki.

Hakala, Anna-Mari (2024). Pienten lasten hoitoratkaisut: Alle kaksivuotiaiden lasten hoitopäätökseen vaikuttavia tekijöitä vanhempien näkökulmasta. Kasvatustieteiden ja kulttuurin tiedekunta. Kandidaatintutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.