How does early childcare enrollment affect children, parents, and their interactions?

Shintaro Yamaguchi, Yukiko Asai and Ryo Kambayashi ()

Labour Economics, 2018, vol. 55, issue C, 56-71

Abstract: We estimate the effects of childcare enrollment on child outcomes by exploiting a staggered childcare expansion across regions in Japan. We find that childcare improves language development and reduces the symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and aggression among the children of low-education mothers. To shed light on underlying mechanisms, we also examined parental outcomes. Estimates indicate that childcare use improves parenting quality and subjective well-being and reduces stress among low-education mothers. Our estimates for marginal treatment effects indicate that children who would benefit most from childcare are less likely to attend, implying inefficient allocation.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2018.08.006

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