Differences in Child Care Participation Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families

Kingsbury, Mila; Findlay, Leanne; Arım, Rübab G.; Wei, Lan

doi:10.18357/jcs464202120123

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“…Access to childcare programs enables full economic participation in the workforce (Obeng, 2007), yet the high cost and dearth of spaces in Canadian programs present as impediments to women's labour market participation (Findlay & Kohen, 2021; Mahon et al, 2012). The high cost of childcare has been found to disproportionately affect low‐income families and, correspondingly, new immigrant and refugee families often live in poverty (Kingsbury et al, 2021). A Canadian national survey confirmed that low‐income families were significantly more likely than other families to postpone a return to work or schooling when they experienced issues with childcare (Findlay & Kohen, 2021).…”

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Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Ghadi

Gyan

Kikulwe

et al. 2023

International Migration

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In Canada, newcomers are often faced with many challenges when integrating into the labour market. This study examined the labour market integration experiences of newcomers in Regina, Saskatchewan. Data were collected using a structured survey which was made available in several languages. A total of 305 (n = 305) newcomers participated in this study. It was found that length of stay in Regina, level of education, having children and lack of access to transportation had a strong relationship with newcomers' labour market integration (p < 0.01). Specific barriers that were found to affect newcomers included language, access to a vehicle, lack of Canadian work experience and Canadian credentials. These challenges have substantial implications for the well‐being of newcomers and their contribution to the Canadian economy. It is recommended that resettlement agencies develop informed strategies and programmes that target these barriers to enhance the economic integration of newcomers in smaller cities in Canada.

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Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Ghadi

Gyan

Kikulwe

et al. 2023

International Migration

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“…Most studies on the use of formal childcare focus on differences between children in immigrant and non-immigrant families (Brandon, 2004;Kingsbury et al, 2021;Schober & Spiess, 2013), although recently there has been more attention to differences by country/region of origin (Biegel et al, 2021;Miller et al, 2013;Tervola, 2018), as well as focus on specific groups living in one (Röder et al, 2018) or several destinations (Wolf et al, 2020). Families' socio-economic background (education, employment status, income) tend to account for a large part of these differences, but other factors are also at play, such as distinct norms regarding child rearing or preference for caretakers who share the families' cultural background and/or language (Chaudry et al, 2011;Karoly & Gonzalez, 2011).…”

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“…Differences between children in immigrant and non-immigrant families in the use of formal child care services are observed across many destination countries: United States (Brandon, 2004;Miller et al, 2013) Canada (Kingsbury et al, 2021), Germany (Schober & Spiess, 2013), Ireland (Röder et al, 2018), Belgium (Biegel et al, 2021), Finland (Tervola, 2018), Sweden (Duvander 2006cited in Sainsbury, 2019. The disadvantaged socio-economic position of immigrant families in these contexts largely contributes to this gap.…”

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Access to formal childcare among families of newly arrived migrants from non-EU countries in France

Eremenko¹,

Unterreiner²

2022

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Lower participation of children of immigrants in Early Childhood Education (ECEC) has been documented across many destination countries and increasing their access has become a policy priority. While it is established that families’ socio-economic background account for a large part of these differences, the role of other factors, of which families’ norms and preferences regarding child upbringing, is less clear in explaining these differences. This paper analyses childcare arrangements of immigrant families in France, and more specifically families of migrants from outside of the EU. We use the Longitudinal Survey on the Integration of First-time Arrivals (Elipa 2), representative of third country nationals receiving a first residence permit in France in 2018. Around one fourth of respondents lived with a child under the age of 3 (sample of 1460 children) for which the survey collected the primary caretaker. We examine how families’ socio-economic position and migratory background affect their childcare arrangements using both descriptive and multivariate statistical methods. While low financial resources of immigrant families were the main obstacle in accessing formal childcare arrangements when compared to the general population, there were also important variations within this group. Use of formal childcare varied by family type and country of origin: whereas in the first case they were mainly linked to other family characteristics, in the latter they persisted in multivariate analyses. Disadvantaged families (unemployed/inactive parents, low income, precarious housing conditions) also had lower participation in formal childcare.

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Preferences and Challenges in Access to Childcare Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study with Newcomers to Canada

Massing,

Gyan,

Giesbrecht

et al. 2023

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Differences in Child Care Participation Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Labour market integration of newcomers to Canada: The perspectives of newcomers in a smaller urban centre

Access to formal childcare among families of newly arrived migrants from non-EU countries in France

Preferences and Challenges in Access to Childcare Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study with Newcomers to Canada

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