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Uptake of Childcare Arrangements—Grandparental Availability and Availability of Formal Childcare

Social Sciences, 2021
Grandparents constitute an important source of childcare to many parents. Focusing on the Belgian context, this paper improves our understanding of childcare decision-making by investigating how formal childcare availability and availability of ...
Karel Neels, Layla Van Den Berg, Naomi Biegel   +2 more
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How Young Mothers Rely on Kin Networks and Formal Childcare to Avoid Becoming NEET in the Netherlands

Frontiers in Sociology, 2022
Motherhood is often cited as one of the main reasons for young women to become NEET (not in employment, education, or training). Given the potential long-term negative implications of NEET status, it is important to understand which types of resources ...
Mark Levels, Melinda Mills, Rolf van der Velden   +2 more
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Subsidising Formal Childcare Versus Grandmothers' Time: Which Policy is More Effective?

Economics, 2021
This article quantifies the relative effectiveness of childcare subsidies and subsidies on grandmothers’ time on married mothers’ employment and fertility rates, paying special attention to heterogeneous effects. A heterogeneous agent model, populated by
Victoria Osuna
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Migrant-native differentials in the uptake of (in)formal childcare in Belgium: The role of mothers’ employment opportunities and care availability

Journal of Family Research, 2021
Objective: we explore migrant-native differentials in the uptake of formal and informal childcare and whether this is induced by lower demand for childcare versus differential access to (in)formal childcare compared to natives. Background: The rise in
Naomi Biegel, Jonas Wood, Karel Neels
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Uptake of formal childcare among second generation and native mothers in Belgium: can increasing local childcare availability narrow migrant-native gaps?

Genus, 2023
Research indicates that the uptake of formal childcare for children under age 3 is lower among migrant origin parents than among native parents in most European countries, and that these differentials extend to the second generation. Despite considerable
Julie Maes, Karel Neels, Naomi Biegel, Jonas Wood   +3 more
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Formal childcare services and fertility: the case of Italy

Genus, 2023
This study aims at examining the fertility impact of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children under three in Italy. ECEC is a social investment-oriented family policy that might have more beneficial effects on fertility than ...
Stefani Scherer, Emmanuele Pavolini, Elisa Brini   +2 more
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Balancing Reproductive and Productive Responsibilities: Childcare Strategies Implemented by Migrant Mothers in the Thailand–Myanmar Border Region

Women, 2021
Background: In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, conflicts between ethnic minorities, the government, and the military have been ongoing for decades. Enduring unrest has caused thousands to flee to the region around Mae Sot, a city on Thailand’s western ...
Lisa Wight, Nway Nway Oo, Naw Pue Pue Mhote, Supaporn Trongsakul, Eva Purkey, Susan A. Bartels, Heather M. Aldersey, Colleen M. Davison   +7 more
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‘I can no longer do my work like how I used to’: a mixed methods longitudinal cohort study exploring how informal working mothers balance the requirements of livelihood and safe childcare in South Africa

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Returning to work after childbirth is challenging for working mothers. Childcare quality may have lifelong effects on children’s health, development and cognitive function.
Christiane Horwood, Rachael Hinton, Lyn Haskins, Silondile Luthuli, Sphindile Mapumulo, Nigel Rollins   +5 more
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Regional Differences in Chinese Female Demand for Childcare Services of 0–3 Years: The Moderating and Mediating Effects of Family Childcare Context

Children, 2023
There are multiple reasons to consider the use of formal childcare: parental employment, child development, fertility choices, elderly health, generational relations, etc.
Chuanfang Chen, Huimin Hu, Renbing Shi
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Grandparental Childcare and Second Birth in China: Evidence from a Dynamic Model and Empirical Study

Complexity, 2021
The availability of nonparental childcare may be an important factor that influences reproductive decisions. While there is still a shortage of formal childcare service in China, grandparents are one primary source of childcare for their grandchildren ...
Ye Wang, Xindong Zhao
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