Participer à un lieu d’accueil enfants-parents: quelles socialisations?

Abstract

This article on centres for young children and parents in France – which are named lieux d’accueil enfants-parents (LAEP) – aims to question their meaning in terms of practitioners’, parents’ and children’s socializations. The article presents the context in which these centres appeared, their evolutions and their characteristics. Then, it analyses the participation of the different actors (children and adults) in the centres. This analyse is based on observations carried out in five centres and on focus groups with their staffs – practitioners of these centres which are named accueillant-e-s (literally, welcomers).