AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Who Uses Childcare Centers? Evidence from Burkina Faso
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 454–58)
Abstract
What determines childcare center use for low-income urban households? And how does subsidizing provision change access to childcare services? We study these questions using data from a randomized evaluation that subsidized childcare center use for women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. One-quarter of eligible women use these childcare services, tripling childcare center use for zero- to six-year-olds in our sample. Household wealth significantly predicts childcare center use. However, the public works childcare centers increased access for disadvantaged households and young children. Women employed as childcare providers were also more likely to use the childcare centers.Citation
Ajayi, Kehinde F., Aziz Dao, Estelle Koussoubé, and P. Rita Nikiema. 2024. "Who Uses Childcare Centers? Evidence from Burkina Faso." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 114: 454–58. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241013Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- G51 Household Finance: Household Saving, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration