Can Regulations Make It More Difficult to Serve the Poor? The Case of Childcare Services in Istanbul, Turkey

Aran, Meltem A.; Aktakke, Nazli; Boudet, Ana María Muñoz

doi:10.1080/19452829.2016.1225703

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“…Only 16.8% of the children aged 3-5 living in households in the poorest per capita income decile benefit from center-based child care services as opposed to 60.0% of the children in the same age group living in households in the richest per capita income decile. 4 A recent paper looking at regulations in the private child care market in Turkey finds that the infrastructure-related standards may be too binding, making the model expensive and unaffordable for poorer households in urban areas (Aran et al 2016).…”

Section: Background On the Child Care System In Turkeymentioning

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Building an ex-ante simulation model for estimating the capacity impact, benefit incidence, and cost effectiveness of child care subsidies in Turkey

Aran¹,

Munoz-Boudet

Aktakke³

2018

ICEP

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Background Public financing and partial subsidization of child care can allow for more equitable access to child care in places where public provision and capacity are low. Countries have used a number of supply-and demand-side subsidies to expand access to child care services. Various mechanisms have been experimented in various countries, including and not limited to: (i) per-child operational grants to supply-side service providers; (ii) tax subsidies to working parents, and (iii) vouchers or direct cash transfers provided to households.

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Section: Background On the Child Care System In Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Building an ex-ante simulation model for estimating the capacity impact, benefit incidence, and cost effectiveness of child care subsidies in Turkey

Aran¹,

Munoz-Boudet

Aktakke³

2018

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“…Studies on curriculum, classroom environment, teacher characteristics and education, teachers' practices, relationship between the teacher and children, and quality started in 1990s (Bekman, 1992;Bekman, 1997;Bredekamp, 1987;Bryant, Clifford, & Peisner,1991;Crahay, 1994;Epstein, 1999;Whitebook, Howes & Phillips, 1989). Number of such studies have been increasing in Turkey as well (Agirdag, Yazici, & Sierens, 2015;Aran, Boudet, & Aktakke, 2016;Aydogan, Farran, & Sagsoz, 2015;Gol-Guven, 2009;2014). Gol-Guven (2009) made qualitative study of quality assessment in nine preschools in İstanbul and found out some similarities and differences between the state and private schools.…”

Section: For Example Ministry Of Education (Moe) Andmentioning

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“…The item, "If I were to choose a school, I would choose the same school," was answered as "yes" by 236 parent; "I am not sure" by 47 parents, and "no" by 5 parents. Finally, parents were asked to grade school among six choices starting form terrible (1) to perfect (6). 39 parents marked "perfect", 134 of them marked "very good", 97 "good", 23 "moderate", and 1 "weak".…”

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The Relationship of the Type of Preschools with Child Development and Parent Involvement

Göl-Güven¹

2018

INT-JECSE

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Evaluating how early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings have an effect on children's development is important. In this research, the relationship among the types of preschools, parents' views of quality, and children's development were investigated. The data were collected from parents and teachers of twenty-eight ECEC settings. 295 parents filled out "From a parent's point of view: Measuring the quality of child care" and 336 teachers filled out "Early Development Indicators". In findings, types of schools seemed to continue affecting socio-emotional development even though family income was controlled. On the contrary to the other studies, not the family factors but the types of schools and numbers of children in classroom have affected children's development.

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“…The last two articles in this special issue deal with various aspects of the broader policies needed for ECD for which SABER-ECD provides a useful framework. The first article by Aram et al (2016) looks at a specific aspect of the regulatory and legal environment for ECD service provision in Turkey where private and community driven efforts have played an important role in expanding access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for the poor. An issue however is the fact that some of the regulations imposed on private providers may affect negatively the cost of provision without providing substantial and commensurable benefits for the children enrolled in the centers.…”

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Investing in Early Childhood Development: Essential Interventions, Family Contexts, and Broader Policies

Wodon

2016

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

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Access to quality early childhood development, care, and pre-primary education is essential for child development and is now recognized as a priority under the Sustainable Development Goals. Investments in early childhood development by major donors have been rising rapidly in recent years. This makes the task of understanding better what works to promote early childhood development, and what may not work as well, a priority. The objective of this special issue of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities is to contribute to the evidence base in three areas-the roles of program interventions, family contexts, and broader policies in ensuring optimal child development. The issue consists of five research articles, most of which provide evaluations of specific interventions, as well as three shorter notes considering broader policy issues. The main conclusions of the various contributions are summarized in this article together with a brief introduction to simple conceptual frameworks that countries, donors, and other stakeholders may find useful when considering alternative ways to invest in early childhood development.

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Can Regulations Make It More Difficult to Serve the Poor? The Case of Childcare Services in Istanbul, Turkey

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Building an ex-ante simulation model for estimating the capacity impact, benefit incidence, and cost effectiveness of child care subsidies in Turkey

Building an ex-ante simulation model for estimating the capacity impact, benefit incidence, and cost effectiveness of child care subsidies in Turkey

The Relationship of the Type of Preschools with Child Development and Parent Involvement

Investing in Early Childhood Development: Essential Interventions, Family Contexts, and Broader Policies

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