Center-based care and parenting activities

Arbeitspapier

We estimate effects of center-based care on parenting activities using time use data for Germany. Our estimates imply that center-based care reduces the overall time that parents spend with the enrolled child, but has only small negative effects on time spent doing activities together. Correspondingly, center-based care increases activities as a share of the time spent together with the child. The overall effect is driven by households with lower maternal education. Our findings imply that child development effects of center-based care may be explained, not just by the institutional environment, but also by changes that occur within the home environment.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1897

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation ; Analysis of Education ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
• Subject: Child care ; Child development ; Time use ; Parenting investments ; Day care

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jessen, Jonas ; Spieß, Christa Katharina ; Waights, Sevrin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/225027
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET