Center-Based Care in Toddlerhood and Child Cognitive Outcomes in Chile: The Moderating Role of Family Socio-Economic Status

Autor/inn/en	Narea, Marigen; Arriagada, Verónica; Allel, Kasim
Titel	Center-Based Care in Toddlerhood and Child Cognitive Outcomes in Chile: The Moderating Role of Family Socio-Economic Status
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 31 (2020) 2, S.218-233 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Narea, Marigen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2019.1626191
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Child Care Centers; Comparative Analysis; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; Attendance; Cognitive Development; Longitudinal Studies; Infants; Toddlers; Scores; Intelligence Tests; Low Income; Educational Benefits; Public Policy; Disadvantaged; Outcomes of Education; Measures (Individuals); Chile; Battelle Developmental Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Anwesenheit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Niedriglohn; Bildungsertrag; Öffentliche Ordnung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Messdaten
Abstract	There is little evidence regarding the benefits of early center-based care attendance (before three years old) for child development and most studies have focused on developed countries. Addressing this gap, this study examines the relationship between center-based care attendance during toddler years and children's cognitive outcomes. Research Findings: Data used for this study came from the first and second wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Early Childhood (ELPI, 2010 and 2012). The nationally representative sample was 1,544 children aged 12 to 24 months in 2010, who received full-time home care during this period. Propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences techniques were used in the study. Compared to those in full-time home care, children who attended center-based care from the age of 24 months had higher cognitive scores in the endline (they were measured at some point between 36 and 48 months old). Children in center-based care scored higher on cognitive skills compared to children who were in full-time home care, according to the Child Development and Cognitive Evaluation Test ("Test de Aprendizaje y Desarrollo Infantil," TADI) and the Battelle test (d = 0.21 p < 0.01 and d = 0.22 p < 0.01, respectively). However, we observed that children in low-income households benefited less from early center-based care attendance. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest that Chilean national policies supporting increased center-based care coverage in early years are a step in the right direction, but more work focused on helping disadvantaged children is needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01