ERIC Number: EJ1316842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1557-3060
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Full-Day Kindergarten: Effects on Maternal Labor Supply
Dhuey, Elizabeth; Lamontagne, Jessie; Zhang, Tingting
Education Finance and Policy, v16 n4 p533-557 Fall 2021
We examine the effects of offering full-day kindergarten as a replacement for half-day kindergarten on mothers' labor supply using the rollout of full-day kindergarten in Ontario, Canada. We find no effect on the extensive margin but found an effect on the intensive margin. In particular, we find that access to full-day kindergarten increases weekly hours worked and decreases absenteeism among mothers with kindergarten-aged children. This effect is driven by specific subgroups, namely, nonimmigrant mothers with low education levels who live in urban areas and have only one child.
Descriptors: School Schedules, Kindergarten, Mothers, Labor Supply, Foreign Countries, Employee Absenteeism, Educational Attainment, Geographic Regions, Urban Areas, Family Structure, Educational Change, Institutional Characteristics, Educational History
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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