Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education

We use data from the 1968-2013 October Current Population Survey to document trends in 3- and 4-year-old children's enrollment in center-based early childhood education, focusing on gaps in enrollment among children from low-, middle-, and high-income families. We find that income-related gaps...

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Main Authors: Katherine Magnuson (Author), Jane Waldfogel (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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