‘Why don’t men rebel?’: what the world can learn from childcare in Finland

1 year ago
30

Finland is a world leader when it comes to early years education. Childcare is affordable and nursery places are universally available in a system that puts children's rights at the centre of decision-making.
Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn

Now the country is applying the same child-first thinking to paternity-leave policies in an attempt to tackle gender inequality in parenting. The Guardian's Alexandra Topping travels to Helsinki to find out why the UK pre-school system lags so far behind and whether it really is easier to be a parent in Finland.

Loading comments...