Using every major nationally-representative dataset on parental and non-parental care provided to children up to age 6 …, we quantify differences in American children's care experiences by socioeconomic status (SES), proxied primarily with … maternal education. Increasingly, higher-SES children spend less time with their parents and more time in the care of others …

Children from disadvantaged families have lower levels of school readiness when they enter school than do children from … implemented more recently in the US, find that the programs do improve outcomes for young children, particularly for those from …

Using every major nationally-representative dataset on parental and non-parental care provided to children up to age 6 …, we quantify differences in American children's care experiences by socioeconomic status (SES), proxied primarily with … maternal education. Increasingly, higher-SES children spend less time with their parents and more time in the care of others …