child socio-emotional outcomes (measured by SDQ), especially for socially disadvantaged children. The intervention … disadvantaged children, in particular as a consequence of unfavorable preschool characteristics. …

The early development of non-cognitive skills has longlasting benefits for children's sub- sequent educational … attainment and wages. Drawing on a rich, nationally representative longitudinal sample of young children in Ireland, we present …-parental care. This is equivalent to 44% of the difference in externalising behaviour between children with a mother with …

While recent studies mostly find that attending child care earlier improves the skills of children from low socio … age between December and January. This discontinuity arises as children typically start formal child care in the summer of … no evidence that starting child care earlier affects children's outcomes in the shortor medium-run. Our precise estimates …

While recent studies mostly find that attending child care earlier improves the skills of children from low socio … age between December and January. This discontinuity arises as children typically start formal child care in the summer of … no evidence that starting child care earlier affects children's outcomes in the short- or medium-run. Our precise …

regarding the quantity and quality of parental time investment on the skill formation of their children. Traditional models of … children vis-à-vis home production. This paper finds that, similarly to higher-income countries, there is a positive education … better care for their children, thus increasing the socioeconomic gap. …

-income children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are …

development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

We study how children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence are affected by an increase in the … delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we show that longer leave increases adolescent well …-being, conscientiousness and emotional stability, and reduces school absenteeism. The effects are strongest for children of mothers who would …

that constraints in both time and (non-)cognitive skills of the parents restrict their choice. We find that children … children from different socioeconomic origins. …