Selection into early education and care settings: Differences by developmental period

Coley, Rebekah Levine; Votruba‐Drzal, Elizabeth; Collins, Melissa A.; Miller, Portia

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.03.006

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“…Participation rates observed in the Dutch Generation R sample were higher than overall Dutch rates, probably because the sample was urban and composed of families slightly more educated than the general Dutch population (Jaddoe et al 2006). Consistent with previous research, the use of ECEC increased between infancy and early childhood (Coley et al 2014;Early and Burchinal 2001;Fuller et al 1996), except in the Netherlands, where it was similarly high at both time periods. The increase was particularly dramatic in the Canadian and Norwegian studies.…”

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Who uses early childhood education and care services? Comparing socioeconomic selection across five western policy contexts

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Doyle

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Growing evidence suggests that children's participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC), especially center-based services, is associated with positive outcomes, particularly for children over one year of age and children of low socioeconomic backgrounds. This signals an important opportunity for reducing socioeconomic disparities in young children's development. Many western countries have adopted policies to encourage maternal employment, facilitate ECEC service use, or both, often focusing on disadvantaged families. Yet few studies to date have tested the impact of these policies for reducing socioeconomic selection into ECEC. This study integrates data from five cohorts of children living in different western, high-income countries (UK, USA, Netherlands, Canada, and Norway; total N = 21,437). We compare participation rates and socioeconomic selection into ECEC across the different policy contexts in infancy (5-9 months) and early childhood (36-41 months). Policy environments where parents had access to at least 6 months of paid maternity/parental leave had lower ECEC participation in infancy but higher participation in early childhood. Higher participation rates were also associated with universal ECEC subsidies (i.e., not targeted to low-income families). In general, low income, low maternal education and having more than one child were associated with reduced use of ECEC. Selection effects related to low income and number of children were reduced in countries with universal ECEC subsidies when out-of-pocket fees were income-adjusted or reduced for subsequent children, respectively. Most socioeconomic selection effects were reduced in Norway, the only country to invest more than 1% of its GDP into early childhood. Nevertheless, low maternal education was consistently associated with reduced use of ECEC services across all countries. Among families using services however, there were few selection effects for the type of ECEC setting (center-based vs. non-center-based), particularly in early childhood. In sum, this comparative study suggests wide variations in ECEC participation that can be linked to the policy context, and highlights key policy elements which may reduce socioeconomic disparities in ECEC use.

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Who uses early childhood education and care services? Comparing socioeconomic selection across five western policy contexts

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“…given that preschool is a more normative child care option among 3-5 year olds, family characteristics may play less of a role in determining whether children of this age attend (Coley et al, 2014). By contrast, children 0-2 are much less likely to be enrolled in preschool care, and so family characteristics may play a larger role in determining whether a child of this age is enrolled.…”

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“…By contrast, children 0-2 are much less likely to be enrolled in preschool care, and so family characteristics may play a larger role in determining whether a child of this age is enrolled. Indeed, Coley et al (2014) found that race/ethnicity was more strongly predictive of early child care use among infants than among preschool aged children. Next, there is increasing policy interest around expanding access to preschool for the youngest children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to recent estimates, 37% of 3 and 4 year old Hispanic children attended some kind of preschool, compared with 51% of white children of the same age (Coley et al, 2014). This "gap" in preschool enrollment has been documented for decades, and likely contributes to the early achievement gap between Hispanic and non-Hispanic children.…”

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“…One way to understand gaps in child care use across groups is using a "constraints and preferences" framework (Meyers and Jordan, 2006;Radey & Brewster, 2007;Coley, Votruba-Drzal, Collins, & Miller, 2014). This framework asserts that decisions about child care are the result of a combination of family demands, social/cultural expectations, and constraints on information/resources.…”

Section: Factors That Contribute To Parent Selection Of Early Carementioning

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Selection into early education and care settings: Differences by developmental period

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