New research from the Alliance has revealed that the overwhelmingly female childcare workforce is a significant factor contributing towards fathers'
lack of involvement in their child's pre-school attendance and experiences.
The first strand of the unpublished report, Fathers'
involvement in pre-school settings, written by Tim Kahn, presents the views of a 10 per cent sample of Alliance practitioners - about 1,500 - on the barriers that prevent fathers from taking an active role in their child's pre-school setting. Five per cent of those working in Alliance settings are men, compared with a national average of 2 per cent in all childcare.
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