{"product_id":"food-policy-and-practice-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-9781032286099","title":"Food Policy and Practice in Early Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about food and feeding in early childhood education and care, offering an exploration of the intersection of children's food, education, family intervention, and public health policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe notion of good' food for children is often communicated as a matter of common sense by policymakers and public health authorities; yet the social, material, and practical aspects of feeding children are far from straightforward. Drawing on a detailed ethnographic study conducted in a London nursery and children's centre, this book provides a close examination of the practices of childcare practitioners, children, and parents, asking how the universalism of policy and bureaucracy fits with the particularism of feeding and eating in the early years. Looking at the unintended consequences that emerged in the field, such as contradictory public health messaging and arbitrary policy interventions, the book reveals the harmful assumptions about disadvantaged groups that are perpetuat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Rethinking responsibility? The state in children’s everyday lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The food industry and its contradictions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Feeding children in a childcare setting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Children’s eating practices in childcare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Food and parenting in the mixed economy of welfare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Mothers and foodwork\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018948739415,"sku":"9781032286099","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032286099.jpg?v=1750778781","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/food-policy-and-practice-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-9781032286099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}