Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34322 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3188
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Exploiting a rich panel data child survey merged with administrative records along with a pseudo-experiment generating variation in the take-up of pre-school across municipalities, we provide evidence of the effects on non-cognitive child outcomes of participating in large scale publicly provided universal pre-school programs and family day care vis-à-vis home care. We find that, compared to home care, being enrolled in pre-school at age three does not lead to significant differences in child outcomes at age seven no matter the gender or mother's level of education. Family day care, on the other hand, seems to significantly deteriorate outcomes for boys whose mothers have a lower level of education. Finally, increasing hours in family day care from 30-40 hours per week to 40-50 hours per week and hours in pre-school from 20-30 hours per week to 30-40 hours per week leads to significantly poorer child outcomes.
Subjects: 
Non-cognitive outcomes
publicly provided universal child care
pseudo-experiment
JEL: 
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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