Working in ECE, interested in outcomes-focused approaches. RWJF CoHL program alumnus. All opinions subject to rethinking after new data or good arguments.
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New paper: The same authors who reported negative impacts of Quebec's publicly-funded child care system find (while now saying that, accounting for international studies, "Results for the overall impact of universal programs [on child development] are mixed") BIG jumps in maternal employment and earnings by the time the moms who benefitted from the subsidized child care hit age 50-- employment rates boosted by as much as 12 percentage points (a 16% rise over baseline) and 27% higher earnings, equaling nearly C$15,000 more a year compared a world where there was no subsidy. They conclude that in the long run, the program does in fact more or less pay for itself on the basis of maternal employment and earnings alone.
@LilywhiteLab Bless you for the effort but there’s going to be so much moaning from the terraces, especially if it goes wrong at any point. We’re pretty histrionic fans at the best of times.
@georgeachillea Fair. I’m not a fan. I think he’s wasteful, gets caught offside too often, and has on field temperament issues. I’d rather have Guirassy, pocket the difference, and hope for something better in a couple of years.