Effects of a Large-Scale Program for the Construction of Daycare and Preschool Centers on Cognitive Skills and Female Employment
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| Title: | Effects of a Large-Scale Program for the Construction of Daycare and Preschool Centers on Cognitive Skills and Female Employment |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marcelo Castro, Breno da Cruz |
| Source: | Education Economics. 2024 32(6):786-811. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities, Labor Force, Employed Women, Construction Programs, Academic Achievement, Program Evaluation |
| Geographic Terms: | Brazil |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09645292.2023.2254516 |
| ISSN: | 0964-5292 1469-5782 |
| Abstract: | This paper assesses the impacts of a large-scale program aimed at constructing daycare and preschool centers in Brazil named Proinfância, which funded new buildings in nearly 45% of the municipalities between 2008 and 2017. We find a significant increase in early education care in the jurisdictions that participated in the program more than a decade after it had started: 4 percentage points in the attendance rate for infants aged up to three and six percentage points for children aged 4 to 5. However, the improvements in public schools' scores in 'Prova Brasil', which is a national exam for elementary school children, are small (at most 1%). Despite this, the program significantly helped increase female labor force participation, especially considering low-educated workers, but also with a small magnitude (1 percentage point). The results suggest that a faster increase in the coverage of public infant education would lead to more pronounced effects on children's development and female participation in the workforce. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1448103 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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