Center-based care and parenting activities

Jonas Jessen, Katharina Spiess () and Sevrin Waights

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Abstract: We estimate the effects of center-based care on parenting activities with children using data from time diaries and a family survey for Germany. Our estimates imply that usage of center-based care reduces the amount of time that a parent spends with their enrolled child, but only small negative effects on the amount of time spent on parenting activities. Correspondingly, center-based care increases parenting activities as a share of time spent with the child. Our estimates of direct (center hours) and indirect effects (evening and weekend) are more pronounced for parents in households where the mother has lower educational attainment.

Keywords: child care; child development; time use; parenting investments; day care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 I21 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 68 pages
Date: 2020-08
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Journal Article: Centre‐Based Care and Parenting Activities (2022)
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Working Paper: Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities (2021)
Working Paper: Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities (2021)
Working Paper: Center-based care and parenting activities (2020)
Working Paper: Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities (2020)
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