Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between various types of child care during the first year of a child's life and the child's language and social development measured at age three. A unique contribution of the paper is the estimation of a general selection-correction model that accounts for non-random selection of children into different types of child care. The analysis uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), a birth cohort of children born to predominantly low-income single mothers. The results indicate that compared with maternal care, relative care during infancy has more beneficial effects on a child's language development, while day care centers have more beneficial effects on a child's behavioral development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-45 |
Number of pages | 45 |
Journal | Journal of Children and Poverty |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Behavioral development
- Child care
- Cognitive development
- Fragile families and child wellbeing study (ffcw)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
- Urban Studies