second most populous province in Canada. Licensed and regulated providers of childcare services began offering day care … spaces at the subsidized fee of $5 per day per child for children aged 4. In successive years, the government reduced the age … such important policy changes for preschool (including kindergarten) children were enacted in the nine other Canadian …

kindergarten). The study uses 6 cycles of biennial data drawn from Statistics Canada's National Longitudinal Survey of Children and …Effects of a low-fee universal childcare policy, initiated in Québec, the second most populous province in Canada, on … the cognitive development of preschool children are estimated with a sample of 4- and 5-year-olds (N=8,875; N=17,154). In …

On September 1st, 1997, a new childcare policy was initiated by the provincial government of Québec in Canada … agreement) began offering daycare spaces at the reduced parental contribution of $5 per day per child for children of age 4. For … children aged 0-59 months (not in kindergarten) and the number of subsidized places increased from 82,000 in 1997 to 163,000 by …

worked (9%) of mothers with age-eligible (3-year-old) children, and that these effects persisted over time. Heterogeneity …

increased the labour force participation and annual weeks worked of mothers with children exposed to the program. Using … Statistics Canada’s annual 1997 to 2009 Survey on Households Spending we document the increase in the maternal share of total … raising budget shares on expenditures related to children, family goods and services having a collective aspect. …

On September 1st, 1997, a new childcare policy was initiated by the provincial government of Québec in Canada … agreement) began offering daycare spaces at the reduced parental contribution of $5 per day per child for children of age 4. For … children aged 0-59 months (not in kindergarten) and the number of subsidized places increased from 82,000 in 1997 to 163,000 by …

populous province in Canada. Childcare services licensed by the Ministry of the Family (not-for-profit centres, family … per day child for children aged 4 years. In successive years, the government reduced the age requirement and engaged in a …, the low-fee policy applied to all children aged 0 to 59 months (not in kindergarten) and the number of partly subsidized …