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After-School Care, Child Care Arrangements, and Child Development.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Capital; Winter2020, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p617-652, 36p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In 1998, the Canadian province of Quebec introduced a $5 per day before- and after-school care program targeting primary school children. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, we employ a difference-in-differences analysis to study the effects of after-school care on child care arrangements and child development. Our results show an increase in the use of after-school care by 6–10 percentage points, mainly replacing self-care and care provided by a sibling. We also find an increase in indirect aggression, a deterioration in reading and writing skills, and a decrease in the incidence of the child getting injured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19328575
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Capital
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148425079
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/711950