Government Financial Support for Childcare Services
This brief presents new data collected by the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project on childcare legislation in 95 economies around the world. It focuses on government measures aimed at making childcare more affordable. The data used in this brief are based on a conceptual framework that considers both demand and supply-side constraints of the childcare market that limit the uptake and provision of childcare services. e data, current as of October 1, 2021, indicate that only 41 of these economies have policies to encourage the use of childcare by reducing its costs for parents, either through direct financial support to parents, support for private providers, or both. This brief offers a comprehensive overview of government support strategies to reduce costs and increase the affordability of childcare services; such an overview can guide further empirical analysis to assess the impact of these provisions.
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2023-07-25
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| Subjects: | CHILDCARE, WOMEN'S LABOR MARKET, WOMEN'S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION, AFFORDABILITY GAP, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099431007202325029/IDU090ab2deb0038e047160b8cb0dc3650a2d1cf https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40084 |
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