The impact of maternal education on children's enrollment in early childhood education and care

Joy Pastan Greenberg

Children and Youth Services Review, 2011, vol. 33, issue 7, 1049-1057

Abstract: This study examined the influence of maternal education and other child and family characteristics on the enrollment of children in early childhood education and care. Data come from the National Household Education Survey for a 14-year period and include children ages 0-5Â years old. Multinomial logit analysis was employed to show the effect of maternal education on the likelihood of being enrolled in a specific type of care arrangement including both formal and informal settings. Findings suggest that more advantaged children, even those under 3Â years of age, enroll in higher quality settings, thereby granting them an advantage when they begin school.

Keywords: Early; childhood; education; Infant; and; toddler; care; Maternal; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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