reviews a large body of empirical work investigating whether these programs make a difference for children's development, and … life outcomes. This suggests that early childhood programs might play a significant role in helping children realize their …

that subsidized children are more likely to receive intense exposure to low-quality child care …

Young children in poor communities are spending more hours in non-parental care due to policy reforms and expansion of … early childhood programs. Studies show positive effects of high-quality center-based care on children's cognitive growth …-based care. Using a sample of children age 12 to 42 months when their mothers entered welfare-to-work programs, this paper finds …

This paper analyzes the relationship between maternal labor supply and children's cognitive development, using a sample … of three- and four-year-old children of female respondents from the 1986 National Longitudinal Surveys Youth Cohort (NLSY …). Respondents in the NLSY were aged 21 to 29 in 1986; thus our sample consists of children of relatively young mothers. We show that …

Past research has demonstrated that positive increments to the non-cognitive development of children can have long …

This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on outcomes of children and their … used a lottery to assign children to limited public daycare openings. Winning the lottery translated to a 34 percent …, by which time all children were eligible for universal schooling). The rise in labor force participation is driven …

first year of their children's lives. We find that this extra maternal care primarily crowded out home-based care by … very close to zero. Some improvements in temperament were observed but occurred both for treated and untreated children …

public and legislators must make regarding children's expenditures, the progressivity of the contributions between parents … goals while satisfying basic desiderata such as supporting children in both of their families, equity between siblings …