Canada’s childcare debate through Finnish eyes
In Finland, universal access to childcare was originally introduced to support women’s labor market participation. However, today the benefits seem to be far wider.
Maiju Paananen
Maiju Paananen was a PhD candidate in the field of early childhood education at the University of Helsinki. She was a visiting scholar in the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario in the fall term 2015. Prior to her doctoral studies, she has worked as a kindergarten teacher in Finland and as a consultant secretary of the Finnish coordination group of the OECD’s early childhood education network.
