Translations:Parental crèches/2/en

In France, in the 1970's, several changes had emerged. Contraception allow parents to choose to have a child and want the best for her/him, both parents work, the installation in cities divide families, child psychiatry has evolved and insist on the global - physical and emotional - development of the small child, the feminist movement raises awareness on the role of the father, etc. But the "petite enfance " (early childhood) and proximity services . are not yet translated into public policies. Parental crèches were created with parents aware of all these issues. They implemented several criterias:

• small-scale centers in the area;
• stressing less on hygiene and more on cultural awakeness;
• a major role for fathers;
• a space to think collectively on what it is to be a parent;
• a solidarity network with other parents.