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After-School Center-Based Care and Children’s Development

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  • Felfe, Christina
  • Zierow, Larissa

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What is the impact of after-school center-based care on the development of primary school-aged children? Answering this question is challenging due to non-random selection of children into after-school center-based care. We tackle this challenge using detailed data of the German Child Panel and employing a value-added method. While we do not find significant effects on average, our analysis provides evidence for beneficial returns to after-school center-based care attendance for more disadvantaged children. To be more precise, children of less educated mothers and low-income families benefit from attending after-school care centers in terms of their socio-behavioral development.

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  • Felfe, Christina & Zierow, Larissa, 2014. "After-School Center-Based Care and Children’s Development," Munich Reprints in Economics 59482, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:lmu:muenar:59482
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    1. Larissa Zierow, 2017. "Economic Perspectives on the Implications of Public Child Care and Schooling for Educational Outcomes in Childhood and Adult Life," ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 76, July.
    2. 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.
    3. Laura Schmitz, 2022. "Heterogeneous Effects of After-School Care on Child Development," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 2006, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    4. Drange, Nina & Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde, 2024. "The effects of a free universal after-school program on child academic outcomes," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    5. Seidlitz, Arnim & Zierow, Larissa, 2025. "Longer days, better performance? The impact of all-day primary schools in Germany," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    6. Felfe, Christina & Zierow, Larissa, 2018. "From dawn till dusk: Implications of full-day care for children’s development," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 259-281.

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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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