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After-school care, child care arrangements, and child development
Journal of Human Capital
  • Ailin He, Université McGill
  • Nagham Sayour, Lebanese American University
Document Type
Article
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.

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
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Scopus ID
85097736286
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1086/711950
Citation Information
Ailin He and Nagham Sayour. "After-school care, child care arrangements, and child development" Journal of Human Capital (2020) p. 617 - 652 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1932-8575" target="_blank">1932-8575</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nagham-sayour/1/