Who Uses Childcare Centers? Evidence from Burkina Faso

Kehinde F. Ajayi, Aziz Dao, Estelle Koussoubé and P. Rita Nikiema

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 454-58

Abstract: What determines childcare center use for low-income urban households? And how does subsidizing provision change access to childcare services? We study these questions using data from a randomized evaluation that subsidized childcare center use for women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. One-quarter of eligible women use these childcare services, tripling childcare center use for zero- to six-year-olds in our sample. Household wealth significantly predicts childcare center use. However, the public works childcare centers increased access for disadvantaged households and young children. Women employed as childcare providers were also more likely to use the childcare centers.

JEL-codes: D12 G51 J12 J13 J16 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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