کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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354535 | 1434838 | 2011 | 23 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

This paper investigates the relationship between non-parental care and toddlers’ behavioral outcomes using data from Australia. In particular, we explore heterogeneity in the relationship using the unique data on quality attributes: carer/child ratio, share of qualified staff, and expert ratings. The results suggest that full-time non-parental care, particularly center care, is negatively associated with toddlers’ behavioral outcomes. The negative association is however mitigated when centers have a larger number of carers per child. The negative association between non-parental care and behavioral outcomes also appears to be larger for children with better-educated parents.
► Evidence is scarce on the heterogeneity in the impact by the quality of care.
► We provide a new set of results on the heterogeneity issue.
► We also address the issue of unobserved heterogeneity.
► Full-time center-based care has a negative effect on behavioral outcomes.
► The negative association is also found to be concentrated among high-SES families.
Journal: Economics of Education Review - Volume 30, Issue 6, December 2011, Pages 1468–1490