Early Childhood Policy: A Comparative Perspective

Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 576-594

  Waldfogel, Jane ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Auspices; Child benefits.; Comparative perspective; Corporatist; Parental leave policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949149733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470757703.ch28     Document Type: Chapter

References (59)

1. Berger, L., Hill, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2005). Maternity leave, early maternal employment, and child outcomes in the US. Economic Journal, 115, F29-F47.
2. Blau, D. (2001). The child care problem. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
3. Brady-Smith, C., Brooks-Gunn, J., Waldfogel, J., & Fauth, R. (2001). Work or welfare? Assessing the impacts of recent employment and policy changes on very young children. Evaluation and Program Planning, 24, 409-425.
4. Brooks-Gunn, J., Han, W., & Waldfogel, J. (2002). Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes in the first three years of life: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care. Child Development, 73(4), 1052-1072.
5. Cantor, D., Waldfogel, J., Kerwin, J., Wright, M. M., Levin, K., Rauch, J., Hagerty, T., & Kudela, M. S. (2001). Balancing the needs of families and employers: Family and medical leave surveys, 2000 update. Rockville, MD: Westat.
6. Chatterji, P, & Markowitz, S. (2004). Does the length of maternity leave affect maternal health? (NBER Working Paper No. 10206). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau for Economic Research.
7. Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth, and Family Policies at Columbia University. (2002). Early childhood education and care. Retrieved January 6, 2004, from http://www.childpolicyintl.org.
8. Commission on Family and Medical Leave. (1996). A workable balance: Report to the Congress on family and medical leave policies. Washington, DC: Women's Bureau, US Department of Labor.
9. Cunningham, A. S., Jelliffe, D. B., & Jelliffe, E. F P. (1991). Breast-feeding and health in the 1980s: A global epidemiological review. Journal of Pediatrics, 118(5), 659-666.
10. Currie, J. (2001). Early childhood intervention programs. Journal of Economic Perspectives 15(2), 213-238.
11. Duncan, G., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage.
12. Duncan, G., & Magnuson, K. (2003). Promoting the healthy development of young children. In I. Sawhill (Ed.), One percent for the kids: New policies, brighter futures for America's children (pp. 16-39). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
13. Esping-Anderson, G. (1990). Three worlds of welfare capitalism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
14. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. (n.d.). European Industrial Relations Observatory Online. Retrieved February 11, 2004, from http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie.
15. Gormley, W. T. (1995). Everybody's children: Child care as a public problem. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
16. Gornick, J., & Meyers, M. (2003). Families that work: Policies for reconciling parenthood and employment. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
17. Gregg, E, Gutierrez-Domenech, M., & Waldfogel, J. (2003). The employment of married mothers in Great Britain: 1974-2000. (CEP Discussion Paper No. 596). London: Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.
18. Haas, L., & Hwang, P (1999). Parental leave in Sweden. In P. Moss & F Deven (Eds.), Parental leave: Progress or pitfall? Research and policy issues in Europe (pp. 45-68). Brussels: CBGS Publications.
19. Han, W., & Waldfogel, J. (2003). Parental leave: The impact of recent legislation on parents' leave-taking. Demography, 40(1), 191-200.
20. Kamerman, S. B. (1994). Family policy and the under-3s: Money, services, and time in a policy package. International Social Security Review, 47(3-4), 31-43.
21. Kamerman, S. B. (2000 a). Early childhood education and care: An overview of developments in the OECD countries. International Journal of Educational Research, 33, 7-29.
22. Kamerman, S. B. (2000 b). Parental leave policies: An essential ingredient in early childhood education and care policies. Social Policy Report, 14(2), 3-15.
23. Kamerman, S. B. (2000 c). From maternity to parenting policies: Women's health, employment, and child and family well-being. Journal of the American Women's Medical Association, 55(2), 96-99.
24. Kamerman, S. B., & Kahn, A. J. (Eds.). (1991). Child care, parental leave, and the under 3s: Policy innovation in Europe. New York: Auburn House.
25. Kamerman, S. B., & Kahn, A. J. (1995). Starting right: How America neglects its youngest children and what we can do about it. New York: Oxford University Press.
26. Kamerman, S. B., & Waldfogel, J. (2005). Market and non-market institutions in early childhood education and care. In R. Nelson (Ed.), Market and non-market institutions. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
27. Karoly, L., Greenwood, P., Everingham, S., Houbé, J., Kilburn, R., Rydell, P., Sanders, M., & Chiesa, J. (1998). Investing in our children: What we know and don't know about the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions. Santa Monica, CA: Rand.
28. Klerman, J. A., & Leibowitz, A. (1998, April). FMLA and the labor supply of new mothers: Evidence from the June CPS. Paper presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Chicago.
29. Leira, A. (1999). Cash-for-child care and daddy leave. In P. Moss & F. Deven (Eds.), Parental leave: Progress or pitfall? Research and Policy Issues in Europe (pp. 267-292). Brussels: CBGS Publications.
30. Lindberg, L. (1996). Women's decisions about breast-feeding and maternal employment. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58(1), 239-251.
31. Mayer, S. (1997). What money cant buy: The effect of parental income on children's outcomes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
32. Meyers, M., Rosenbaum, D., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2004). Inequality in early childhood education and care: What do we know? In K. Neckerman (Ed.), Social inequality (pp. 223-270). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
33. Morris, P., Huston, A., Duncan, G., Crosby, D., & Bos, J. (2001). How welfare and work policies affect children: A synthesis of research. New York: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation.
34. Moss, P., & Deven, F. (Eds.). (1999). Parental leave: Progress or pitfall? Research and policy issues in Europe. Brussels: CBGS Publications.
35. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2001 a). Starting strong: Early childhood education and care. Paris: Author.
36. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2001 b). Employment outlook. Paris: Author. Retrieved January 22, 2004, from http:llwww.oecd.org.
37. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2003 a). Education at a glance for 2003. Paris: Author. Retrieved February 13, 2004, from http:llwww.oecd.org.
38. Phillips, D., & Mekos, D. (1993, October 28-30). The myth of child care regulation: Rates of compliance in center-based child care settings. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, DC.
39. Phillips, D., Voran, M., Kisker, E., Howes, C., & Whitebrook, M. (1994). Child care for children in poverty: Opportunity or inequity? Child Development, 65, 772-792.
40. Roe, B., Whittington, L., Fein, S., & Teisl, M. (1996, May). The conflict between breast-feeding and maternal employment. Paper presented at the Population Association of American Annual Meeting.
41. Ronsen, M. (1999). Assessing the impact of parental leave: Effects on fertility and employment. In P. Moss & F. Deven (Eds.), Parental leave: Progress or pitfall? Research and policy issues in Europe (pp. 193-225). Brussels: CBGS Publications.
42. Ross, K. (1998, April). Labor pains: The effects of the Family and Medical Leave Act on recent mothers' returns to work after childbirth. Paper presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Chicago.
43. Ruhm, C. (1998). The economic consequences of parental leave mandates: Lessons from Europe. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113(1), 285-318.
44. Ruhm, C. (2000). Parental leave and child health. Journal of Health Economics, 15(6), 931-960.
45. Salmi, M., & Lammi-Taskula, J. (1999). Parental leave in Finland. In P. Moss & F. Deven (Eds), Parental leave: Progress or pitfall? Research andpolicy issues in Europe (pp. 85-122). Brussels: CBGS Publications.
46. Sawhill, I., & Thomas, A. (2001). A tax proposal for working families with children. Welfare Reform and Beyond Brief No. 3. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
47. Shonkoff, J., & Phillips, D. (Eds.). (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
48. Sleebos, J. (2003). Low fertility rates in OECD countries: Facts and policy responses. (OECD Social, Employment, and Migration Working Papers No. 15). Paris: OECD. Retrieved February 10, 2004 from http:llwww.oecd.org.
49. Smith, N., & Pylkkanen, P. (2004, April 1-3). Career interruptions due to parental leave: A comparative study of Denmark and Sweden. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston.
50. Smolensky, E., & Gootman, J. (Eds.). (2003). Workingfamilies and growing kids: Caringfor children and adolescents. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
51. Tanaka, S. (2005). Parental leave and child health across OECD countries. Economic Journal, 115, F7-F28.
52. Vandell, D., & Wolfe, B. (2002). Child care quality: Does it matter and does it need to be improved? Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services.
53. Waldfogel, J. (1999 a, October). Family leave coverage in the 1990s. Monthly Labor Review, pp. 13-21.
54. Waldfogel, J. (1999 b). The impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 18(2), 281-302.
55. Waldfogel, J. (2001 a, September). Family and medical leave: Evidence from the 2000 surveys. Monthly Labor Review, pp. 17-23.
56. Waldfogel, J. (2001 b). Family-friendly policies for families with young children. Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, 5(1), 273-296.
57. Waldfogel, J. (2001 c). International policies toward parental leave and child care. The Future of Children, 11(1), 99-111.
58. Waldfogel, J. (2002). Child care, women's employment, and child outcomes. Journal of Population Economics, 15, 527-548.
59. Waldfogel, J. (2004). A cross-national perspective on policies to promote investments in children. In A. Kalil & T. DeLeire (Eds.), Family investments in children's potential: Resources and parenting behaviors that predict children's success (pp. 237-262). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.