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Grandparents as Child Care Providers : Factors to Consider When Designing Child Care Policies

Formal child care services can expand women's economic opportunities and promote equity through early childhood development. However, academics and policy makers often overlook the role of relatives as child care providers. This note discusses...

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Main Author:	Posadas, Josefina
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	CARE FOR CHILDREN CHILD CARE CHILD CARE FACILITIES CURRENT POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISPARITIES BETWEEN MEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELDERLY FAMILY LABOR FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER EQUALITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRATION JOB LOSS JOBS KIDS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY MARRIED WOMEN MOTHER OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PARENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREVIOUS STUDIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PUBLIC SUPPORT RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RETIREMENT SAFETY SCHOOL CHILDREN SPOUSE SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGES WORK SCHEDULES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17069081/grandparents-child-care-providers-factors-consider-designing-child-care-policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17056