In recent years, almost all children below school age in Western industrialized countries have some experience of … attending day care institutions. However, the age at which children enter day care and therefore the overall time spent in day … children, one important aspect of non-cognitive skills. Based on the English sample of the Millennium Cohort Study, we analyse …

focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical period for working mothers and their children and … because most European and American households with children aged 3-5 already use child care centers. The paper provides data …

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores …

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores …

environment foster children's development. However, we know little about the interactions between ECEC quality and the home … provides detailed panel information through children's age of 6 months to 9 years on ECEC quality and on the child's home … learning environment. Our analysis is based on a sample of 700 children who have been in non-family child care for at least 10 …

Definitions of catch-up growth in anthropometric outcomes among young children vary across studies. This paper …