Although universal childcare has become an essential tool to support child development, few economic studies analyze … paper we go beyond short run analyses and examine the long run effects of one additional year of universal childcare on … important predictors of later educational achievements. As of 1996, a legal entitlement to universal childcare applied to …

Most literature on the relationship between childcare availability and maternal labour force participation examines … childcare for preschool aged children. Yet families must continue to arrange childcare once their children enter primary school … highlight how childcare availability shapes maternal employment patterns well after school entry …