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dc.contributor.authorFreire, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorHojman, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Sebastián
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T02:44:32Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T02:44:32Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002454
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ciedupanama.org/handle/123456789/94
dc.descriptionThe quality of center-based child care, which depends upon the type of environment and the types of interactions between caregivers and children, is thought to be of critical importance for improving child development outcomes. This report describes the study design, the empirical strategy, and the baseline results for a randomized control trial which upgraded public child care centers in Panama. Data were collected on child care centers and on eligible children and families that lived near the centers. The data describe the child care habits of the study population in great detail, and show very low use of formal child care and an important participation of parents and non-parental relatives in child care. The study also measures how often mothers multitask, ie take care of their children while simultaneously doing household work. The treatment and control populations are well balanced across a variety of characteristics, as is expected in a randomized experiment. The results in this report highlight the need for investments in cost-effective interventions to improve the quality of public daycare centers in Panama.en
dc.description.abstractThe quality of center-based child care, which depends upon the type of environment and the types of interactions between caregivers and children, is thought to be of critical importance for improving child development outcomes. This report describes the study design, the empirical strategy, and the baseline results for a randomized control trial which upgraded public child care centers in Panama. Data were collected on child care centers and on eligible children and families that lived near the centers. The data describe the child care habits of the study population in great detail, and show very low use of formal child care and an important participation of parents and non-parental relatives in child care. The study also measures how often mothers multitask, ie take care of their children while simultaneously doing household work. The treatment and control populations are well balanced across a variety of characteristics, as is expected in a randomized experiment. The results in this report highlight the need for investments in cost-effective interventions to improve the quality of public daycare centers in Panama.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBIDen_US
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dc.publisherBanco Interamericano de Desarrolloen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDB-TN-01941;
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en
dc.subjectchild careen_US
dc.subjectcuidado infantilen_US
dc.subjectcentros educativosen_US
dc.subjecteducación tempranaen_US
dc.titleImproving Center-based Child Care In Panama: Baseline Resultsen
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US


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