After-school care, child care arrangements, and child development

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Ailin He, Université McGill
Nagham Sayour, Lebanese American University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Human Capital

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Abstract

© 2020, University of Chicago Press. All rights reserved. In 1998, the Canadian province of Quebec introduced a $5 per day before-and after-school care program targeting primary school children. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, we employ a difference-in-differences analysis to study the effects of after-school care on child care arrangements and child development. Our results show an increase in the use of after-school care by 6–10 percentage points, mainly replacing self-care and care provided by a sibling. We also find an increase in indirect aggression, a deterioration in reading and writing skills, and a decrease in the incidence of the child getting injured.

DOI Link

10.1086/711950

ISSN

1932-8575

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

First Page

617

Last Page

652

Disciplines

Education

Scopus ID

85097736286

Recommended Citation

He, Ailin and Sayour, Nagham, "After-school care, child care arrangements, and child development" (2020). All Works. 371.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/371

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no