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The effects of universal preschool in Washington D.C.: Children's learnings and mother's earnings

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In 2009, Washington, D.C., began an ambitious expansion that offers two years of universal, full-day preschool across the city's public schools, public charters, and some private preschool programs administered by community-based organizations. As of 2017, approximately 9 out of 10 of the District of Columbia's 4-year-olds and 7 out of 10 of the city's 3-year-olds were enrolled in publicly funded preschool through the expansion. While policymakers introduced universal preschool in the District of Columbia with the goal of improving school readiness, young parents soon found those two years of free, high-quality child care to be an economic benefit. On that premise, this study estimates the effect that the city’s universal preschool program has had on the city's maternal labor force participation rate in the years since the policy was enacted. (author abstract)
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United States
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District of Columbia

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