children's lives. Among mothers of six month old infants, maternal work hours are positively associated with depressive …, we estimate the effects of maternal employment on these outcomes measured when children are 6 months old. Next, we use … symptoms and self-reported parenting stress, and negatively associated with self-rated overall health among mothers. Compared …

, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and … care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In … particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with anxiety …

low-income 4 year olds. State pre-K programs targeted toward disadvantaged children do not. Differences in other pre … universal preschools offer a relatively high-quality learning experience for low-income children not reflected in typical …

beneficial impacts on health, children's future labor incomes, crime, education, and mothers' labor incomes, with greater …

effective at raising non-cognitive skills. Head Start is also more effective for children with less-educated mothers. Centers … that draw more children from center-based preschool have smaller effects, suggesting that cross-center differences in …

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children …

children, helping with homework, and in educational activities in general. We find no evidence that these decreases in time are …