Care When Preschool or After-School Centre Is Not Offered

The plan's fundamental commitment is that functioning child and elderly care is crucial for people's opportunities to work and economic independence—a requirement that falls hardest on single women when care at inconvenient times is lacking. An overhaul of the legislation so that everyone has the same right to childcare at inconvenient times follows from this. The plan also emphasises that welfare must exist everywhere.

• childcare enables workdecisive»Att barn- och äldreomsorgen fungerar bra är« (party programme ↗)“That child and elderly care functions well is”
• childcare as a gender equality issue»En fungerande välfärd, så som bra förskola och trygg äldreomsorg, är också en förutsättning för att många kvinnor ska kunna lönearbeta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Functioning welfare, such as good preschool and secure elderly care, is also a prerequisite for many women to be able to work for wages”
• access to after-school care»Möjligheterna att vara på fritidshem betyder mycket« (party programme ↗)“The opportunities to attend after-school care mean a lot”
• welfare throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”

The plan is based on the fact that preschool and parental insurance are equality reforms that have enabled women's independence and that working life should be compatible with responsibility for children and family. Care at inconvenient working hours is a prerequisite for exactly that, especially for single parents working shifts. The plan does not explicitly mention this form of care, but its commitments speak for a review of legislation.

• child care as an equality reformdecisive»I Sverige har viktiga jämställdhetsreformer som förskola och föräldraförsäkring möjliggjort kvinnors självständighet och frihet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In Sweden, important equality reforms such as preschool and parental insurance have enabled women's independence and freedom.”
• combine work and family»lönearbete och ledighet, och arbetet ska kunna förenas med ansvar för barn och familj.« (party programme ↗)“wage labour and leisure, and work should be compatible with responsibility for children and family.”
• expanded child care»Det kräver ett arbetsliv som gör det möjligt att kombinera yrkesliv« (party programme ↗)“It requires a working life that makes it possible to combine professional life”
• preschool and after-school as tools»Förskola, skola och fritids är de bästa verktygen vi har för att lyfta barn ur dysfunktionella miljöer och ge dem en bättre framtid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preschool, school and after-school care are the best tools we have to lift children out of dysfunctional environments and give them a better future.”

The party programme establishes that childcare should be available even for children whose caregivers work evenings, weekends or nights, and that childcare should be available throughout the country adapted to parents' different working hours. Publicly financed childcare is described as essential for gender equality and women's power over their time. A review of the legislation so that everyone has the same right to care at inconvenient working hours follows directly from these commitments.

• childcare at inconvenient working hoursdecisive»tillgänglig även för de barn vars vårdnadshavare« (party programme ↗)“available even for children whose caregivers”
• care according to parents' working hours»tillgång till barnomsorg i hela landet anpassad efter« (party programme ↗)“availability of childcare throughout the country adapted to”
• childcare as a gender equality issue»viktigt för jämställdheten och kvinnors makt över« (party programme ↗)“important for gender equality and women's power over”
• expanded right to care»satsa mer på fritidshemmen och se till att även de barn vars föräldrar inte arbetar får tillgång till fritids.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest more in after-school programs and ensure that children whose parents do not work also have access to after-school care.”

The election manifesto wants to make preschool and leisure activities accessible to all to strengthen gender equality and give every child a good start in life, and particularly highlights the pressured situation of single parents. The party programme makes functioning preschool a prerequisite for gender equality, and the plan establishes that parenthood shall not stand in the way of work and career. Reviewing legislation so that care at inconvenient working times becomes more equal follows from these commitments.

• preschool accessible to alldecisive»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla, utan att dessa kostnader drabbar kommunerna, för att underlätta integrationen, stärka jämställdheten och ge varje barn en bra start i livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and leisure activities accessible to all, without these costs affecting municipalities, to facilitate integration, strengthen gender equality and give every child a good start in life.”
• parenthood shall not hinder work»Att föda barn ska inte stå i vägen för karriären och föräldraskap ska inte vara en ekonomisk fälla för kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Having children shall not stand in the way of career and parenthood shall not be an economic trap for women.”
• support for single parents»Det handlar bland annat om ensamstående föräldrar, småbarnsfamiljer och unga som försöker spara ihop till sin första bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This concerns, among other things, single parents, young families and young people trying to save up for their first home.”
• preschool for gender equality»Detta inkluderar en fungerande förskola och äldreomsorg« (party programme ↗)“This includes functioning preschool and elderly care”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme explicitly states that childcare shall be offered at inconvenient working hours to families that need it because of their work and their family situation – that is, a right connected to need, not to the municipality's will. The plan also emphasizes that access to childcare is central for both women and men to be able to work and that single parents have it particularly difficult. The counter-proposal's demand that the legislation be reviewed is therefore substantively supported.

• care at inconvenient hoursdecisive»Barnomsorg ska erbjudas på obekväm arbetstid till de familjer som behöver det på grund av sitt« (party programme ↗)“Childcare shall be offered at inconvenient working hours to families that need it because of their”
• childcare enables work»föräldraskap, bland annat genom tillgång till barnomsorg, är en central del av en liberal« (party programme ↗)“parenthood, among other things through access to childcare, is a central part of a liberal”
• equal employment for all»äldreomsorg av hög kvalitet är centrala för att både kvinnor och män ska kunna förvärvsarbeta.« (party programme ↗)“elderly care of high quality are central for both women and men to be able to work.”
• support to single parents»Många ensamstående föräldrar har särskilt svårt att klara ekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Many single parents have particularly difficulty managing the finances.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's family policy core is that support to families with children shall be flexible and that parents themselves shall be able to choose the care form that suits their circumstances. Care at inconvenient working hours is a prerequisite for that choice to be real for parents with shift work, and the plan particularly points out single parents' need for support. The counter-proposal's demands for equivalent right and a review of legislation thus align with the plan, although the financing principle must be considered when municipalities are assigned new tasks.

• flexible support to families with childrendecisive»samhällets stöd till barnfamiljer vara organiserat så att det kan användas på ett flexibelt sätt.« (party programme ↗)“society's support to families with children be organized so that it can be used in a flexible way.”
• choice in childcare»God valfrihet för föräldrarna förutsätter mångfald i utbudet.« (party programme ↗)“Good choice for parents presupposes diversity in supply.”
• support for single parents»Ensamstående föräldrars situation kräver särskild« (party programme ↗)“Single parents' situation requires special”
• the financing principle in new assignments»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state assigns municipalities new tasks.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to reduce involuntary part-time work, increase women's employment and make parental insurance more flexible, based on the premise that those who can work should support themselves. Childcare at awkward times is a prerequisite for especially single parents to be able to work full-time, which speaks for the counter-proposal's requirement for a review. The plan does not, however, mention childcare at awkward times, hence low confidence.

• reduced involuntary part-time workdecisive»Minska det ofrivilliga deltidsarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce involuntary part-time work”
• women's employment»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden still work to a lower extent than men”
• flexibility for parents»Öka flexibiliteten i föräldraförsäkringen och göra fler dagar till dubbeldagar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility in parental insurance and make more days double days”
• own responsibility to support»ett ansvar att försörja sig själv och sin familj« (party programme ↗)“a responsibility to support oneself and one's family”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires a family policy that organises working life around the family's and children's needs rather than according to politics' wishes, and particularly highlights that single parents have it tough. It also values freedom of choice for each family and wants to review the conditions of shift work. The counter-proposal's demand for equal right to childcare during unsociable working hours follows from these commitments.

• working life around the family's needsdecisive»Den ekonomiska familjepolitiken behöver ändra kurs från tvingande reformer som begränsar handlingsutrymme och välmående, till en mer familjefrämjande attityd där fokus ligger på att organisera arbetslivet kring familjens och barnens behov snarare än efter politikernas egna önskemål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Economic family policy needs to change course from coercive reforms that limit room for manoeuvre and wellbeing, to a more family-friendly attitude where the focus is on organising working life around the family's and children's needs rather than according to politicians' own wishes.”
• support for single parents»Många familjer i synnerhet ensamstående föräldrar har det också tufft ekonomisk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many families, particularly single parents, also have it tough economically.”
• freedom of choice for the family»Sverigedemokraterna värnar valfriheten för varje familj.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats value freedom of choice for each family.”
• conditions for shift work»Delade turer ska slopas och skiftarbete, främst inom vår vård och omsorg, behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Split shifts should be abolished and shift work, especially in our care and nursing, needs to be reviewed.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.