The Work-Child Nexus: Parental Employment Sectors and Influence on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
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| Title: | The Work-Child Nexus: Parental Employment Sectors and Influence on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chiranjibi Behera (ORCID |
| Source: | Education and Urban Society. 2026 58(6):692-707. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, Parent Influence, Employment Level, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Rural Urban Differences, Educational Quality, Equal Education |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00131245261450114 |
| ISSN: | 0013-1245 1552-3535 |
| Abstract: | Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) significantly influences child development, affecting cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth. The quality of ECEE depends on socio-economic status, parental education, resources, community support, and cultural norms. The study explores how parents' employment in organized or unorganized sectors affects children's physical, language, cognitive, and socio-emotional development, focusing on ECCE. A sample of 466 children enrolled in Anganwadi centers was divided into two groups: organized (n = 227) and unorganized (n = 239) parental employment. The cognitive, physical, and socioemotional scale assessed ECCE outcomes. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-tests. Children of organized sector parents (306.79 ± 47.64) scored significantly higher in ECCE than those of unorganized sector parents (p < 0.05). Similar patterns emerged for gender and urban areas, while rural children showed no significant differences (p > 0.05). Policies should address disparities and support vulnerable families' ECCE access. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1508475 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) significantly influences child development, affecting cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth. The quality of ECEE depends on socio-economic status, parental education, resources, community support, and cultural norms. The study explores how parents' employment in organized or unorganized sectors affects children's physical, language, cognitive, and socio-emotional development, focusing on ECCE. A sample of 466 children enrolled in Anganwadi centers was divided into two groups: organized (n = 227) and unorganized (n = 239) parental employment. The cognitive, physical, and socioemotional scale assessed ECCE outcomes. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-tests. Children of organized sector parents (306.79 ± 47.64) scored significantly higher in ECCE than those of unorganized sector parents (p < 0.05). Similar patterns emerged for gender and urban areas, while rural children showed no significant differences (p > 0.05). Policies should address disparities and support vulnerable families' ECCE access. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-1245 1552-3535 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00131245261450114 |
