data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we estimate the effects of prekindergarten on children's school readiness. We … grade, although the behavioral effects do not. Finally, effects differ depending on children's family background and … subsequent schooling, with the largest and most lasting academic gains for disadvantaged children and those attending schools …

weekly work hours of employed mothers of one-to-three year-old children by 6 to 9% and that their wage incomes may have risen …

. However, this conceals wide variation: 63 percent of such children reside in families with no child care expenses and 10 …

policies aiming to increase maternal employment and those maximizing the choices available to families with young children …

employment may be particularly costly for children in traditional' two-parent families. Finally, the data suggest that paternal …

children's well-being: time and money. We document trends in parental employment, from the perspective of children, and show …, in prior decades, would have remained at home. This increase in market work has raised incomes for children in the …