RIGHT TO CARE CARE AS A PUBLIC POLICY TO SUPPORT MATERNITY

UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES-RJ

Authors

  • Renata Lourenço Batista Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF)
  • Carlos Abraão Moura Valpassos Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/0122nj25

Abstract

This article analyzes an institution that is essential for the education of young children and that is fundamental in terms of maternity support policies: daycare. In order to go from being a facility linked to welfare and philanthropy to becoming a stage of early childhood education and a constitutional right, a lot of organization and advocacy was necessary, especially by women. In the following pages, we present a little of the history of this right and why it is so important for female autonomy. To this end, we used national data and data from the city of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, where the field study was conducted, in addition to stories of women-mothers who were faced with the need to enjoy this right. The research is qualitative. It was found that the city - with over 500 thousand inhabitants, 30 thousand of whom are old enough to attend daycare - had a considerable unmet demand for places, in addition to problems that compromise the provision of the service. In an attempt to increase the supply, the municipal government created half-day classes and increased the initial age for enrollment in municipal daycare centers - from 3 to 10 months. One year after the changes, it was concluded that the solution found did not solve the issue of unmet demand, being part of the problem by making access difficult for babies, instead of promoting it, making life difficult for mothers who need to return to work, in addition to reducing the supply of full-time classes.

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Author Biographies

  • Renata Lourenço Batista, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF)

    Advogada e Jornalista. Possui graduação em Direito - UCAM (2020) e graduação em Jornalismo pelo Centro Universitário Fluminense (2004). Pós-graduação Lato Sensu em Direito Imobiliário (2021). Pós- graduação Lato Senso em Advocacia Cível (2022). Mestre e doutoranda em Políticas Sociais (UENF). 

    Doutoranda em Políticas Sociais pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM). Pesquisadora do Instituto de Estudos Comparados em Administração de Conflitos (INCT-InEAC) da Universidade Federal Fluminense 

  • Carlos Abraão Moura Valpassos, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

    Professor do Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal Fluminense e Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Sociais da Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense – Darcy Ribeiro. Pesquisador do Instituto de Estudos Comparados em Administração de Conflitos (INCT-InEAC) da Universidade Federal Fluminense e coordenador do Atelier de Etnografias e Narrativas Antropolíticas (Atena) 

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Published

2026-08-08

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): Confluências, vol. 28, nº 1

Section

Artigos

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RIGHT TO CARE CARE AS A PUBLIC POLICY TO SUPPORT MATERNITY: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM CAMPOS DOS GOYTACAZES-RJ. Confluências | Interdisciplinary Review of Sociology and Law, [S. l.], v. 28, n. 1, p. 78–101, 2026. DOI: 10.22409/0122nj25. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uff.br/confluencias/article/view/66772. Acesso em: 13 aug. 2026.