The state must do more to welcome men into childcare, says Alan Bentley.
Childcare vouchers will retain tax relief, thanks to widespread protests.
Childcare provision is caught in a crossfire of pressures on mothers.
A scheme for universal funding for childcare would come at too dear a price.
The research and thinking about infant development available to early years practitioners is highlighted by Jools Page and Cathy Nutbrown from the University of Sheffield's School of Education.
By Corinne Barker and Emma Ward (Hodder Education, 17.99, ISBN 9781444151480)