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Rechtsanspruch auf Kitaplatz ab zweitem Lebensjahr: Erwerbsbeteiligung von Müttern wird steigen und Kinder können in ihrer Entwicklung profitieren

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  • Kai-Uwe Müller
  • C. Katharina Spieß
  • Katharina Wrohlich

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From August 2013, every child in Germany who has reached his or her first birthday will have a legal right to a place in a childcare facility or family day care. What effects does this have on the mothers' economic activity and child development? Our findings show that the legal entitlement to this type of formal care is expected to lead to an increase in mothers' gainful employment of up to two percentage points in the short term. The share of younger children in state-funded educational and childcare facilities will also rise by around two percentage points. In the short and medium term, using a childcare facility at an earlier age can also have a positive impact on a child's development. This applies to both the everyday skills of children aged two to three and the socio-emotional behavior of elementary school students from families with a low income or from large families. Mit dem Rechtsanspruch auf Kindertagesbetreuung ab dem zweiten Lebensjahr steht ab diesem August grundsätzlich allen Kindern dieser Altersgruppe ein Betreuungsplatz zur Verfügung. Welche Wirkungen hat die Kindertagesbetreuung auf die Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern und die kindliche Entwicklung? Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass durch den Rechtsanspruch auf einen Kita-Platz kurzfristig ein Anstieg der Müttererwerbstätigkeit von bis zu zwei Prozentpunkten zu erwarten ist. Der Anteil von jüngeren Kindern in öffentlich subventionierten Bildungs- und Betreuungseinrichtungen wird sich ebenfalls um etwa zwei Prozentpunkte erhöhen. Kurz- und mittelfristig kann die frühzeitigere Nutzung einer Kindertageseinrichtung auch die Entwicklung von Kindern positiv beeinflussen. Dies betrifft zum einen die Alltagsfertigkeiten von Kindern im Alter von zwei bis drei Jahren, zum anderen das sozio-emotionale Verhalten von Grundschulkindern aus Familien mit niedrigem Einkommen oder sogenannten Mehrkindfamilien.

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  • Kai-Uwe Müller & C. Katharina Spieß & Katharina Wrohlich, 2013. "Rechtsanspruch auf Kitaplatz ab zweitem Lebensjahr: Erwerbsbeteiligung von Müttern wird steigen und Kinder können in ihrer Entwicklung profitieren," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 80(32), pages 3-12.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:80-32-1
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    1. Huebener, Mathias & Pape, Astrid & Spiess, C. Katharina, 2020. "Parental labour supply responses to the abolition of day care fees," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 180(C), pages 510-543.
    2. Margit Schratzenstaller, 2014. "Familienpolitik in ausgewählten europäischen Ländern im Vergleich," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 50840, April.
    3. Richard Ochmann & Katharina Wrohlich, 2013. "Familiensplitting der CDU/CSU: Hohe Kosten bei geringer Entlastung für einkommensschwache Familien," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 80(36), pages 3-11.

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    Keywords

    day care; female employment; child outcomes;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate

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