abstract: 'There is little evidence regarding the benefits of early center-based

  care attendance (before three years old) for child development and most

  studies have focused on developed countries. Addressing this gap, this

  study examines the relationship between center-based care attendance

  during toddler years and children''s cognitive outcomes. Research

  Findings: Data used for this study came from the first and second wave

  of the Longitudinal Survey of Early Childhood (ELPI, 2010 and 2012). The

  nationally representative sample was 1,544 children aged 12 to 24 months

  in 2010, who received full-time home care during this period. Propensity

  score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences techniques were used

  in the study. Compared to those in full-time home care, children who

  attended center-based care from the age of 24 months had higher

  cognitive scores in the endline (they were measured at some point

  between 36 and 48 months old). Children in center-based care scored

  higher on cognitive skills compared to children who were in full-time

  home care, according to the Child Development and Cognitive Evaluation

  Test (Test de Aprendizaje y Desarrollo Infantil, TADI) and the Battelle

  test (d = .21 p p < .01, respectively). However, we observed that

  children in low-income households benefited less from early center-based

  care attendance. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest that Chilean

  national policies supporting increased center-based care coverage in

  early years are a step in the right direction, but more work focused on

  helping disadvantaged children is needed.'
affiliation: 'Narea, M (Corresponding Author), Escuela Psicol, Av Vicuna Mackenna
  4860, Santiago, Chile.

  Narea, Marigen, Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Escuela Psicol, Santiago, Chile.

  Narea, Marigen, Ctr Adv Studies Educ Justice CJE, Santiago, Chile.

  Allel, Kasim, Univ Mayor, Hlth \& Soc Res Ctr, Santiago, Chile.

  Allel, Kasim; Arriagada, Veronica, Adv Studies Educ Justice CJE), Santiago, Chile.'
author: Narea, Marigen and Allel, Kasim and Arriagada, Veronica
author-email: mnarea@uc.cl
author_list:
- family: Narea
  given: Marigen
- family: Allel
  given: Kasim
- family: Arriagada
  given: Veronica
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/10409289.2019.1626191
earlyaccessdate: JUN 2019
eissn: 1556-6935
files: []
issn: 1040-9289
journal: EARLY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
keywords-plus: 'PROPENSITY SCORE; PRESCHOOL; QUALITY; IMPACTS; ASSOCIATIONS;

  ACHIEVEMENT; CLASSROOMS; EDUCATION; LANGUAGE; PROGRAM'
language: English
month: FEB 17
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '73'
orcid-numbers: 'Narea, Marigen/0000-0001-7780-7425

  Allel, Kasim/0000-0002-2144-7181

  Arriagada, Veronica/0000-0002-4517-0957'
pages: 218-233
papis_id: a9b517b92bddf057112c59361d46633b
ref: Narea2020centerbasedcare
researcherid-numbers: 'Narea, Marigen/AAM-5704-2020

  Allel, Kasim/C-3435-2017

  Narea, Marigen/AAV-8499-2021

  '
times-cited: '7'
title: 'Center-Based Care in Toddlerhood and Child Cognitive Outcomes in Chile: The
  Moderating Role of Family Socio-Economic Status'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000473102700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
usage-count-since-2013: '22'
volume: '31'
web-of-science-categories: 'Education \& Educational Research; Psychology, Educational;
  Psychology,

  Developmental'
year: '2020'