Ready to learn: the role of childcare attendance on children's school outcomes in Italy

Gloria Di Caprera ()
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Gloria Di Caprera: CEIS,University of Rome "Tor Vergata", http://www.ceistorvergata.it

No 378, CEIS Research Paper from Tor Vergata University, CEIS

Abstract: This work investigates the casual effect of childcare attendance on children's school achievements. We analyse data about children's school outcomes in mathematics and language focusing on pupils attending second and fifth grade in Italian primary school in conjunction with data providing public childcare coverage at provincial level. Using IV identification strategy, we show that childcare attendance leads to better school outcomes and early investment in education boosts both mathematics and language skills. For both school grades our results highlight a positive and significant effect of childcare attendance on children's school achievements which does not dissipate over time.

Keywords: Early investment in education; childcare attendance; children's cognitive outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I26 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2016-05-09, Revised 2016-05-09
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