Complex Contagion of Childcare Strategies amongst Low-Income Parents

Project description

Identifying barriers to uptake in formal childcare

Young children from lower income households are less likely to be enrolled in formal childcare facilities than children from higher income families. However, research has shown that children exposed to high-quality childcare show better academic outcomes through secondary school and later in life. So, it is necessary to remove the barriers to formal childcare to reduce inequalities in usage. The ERC-funded CHILDCARE STRATEGIES will investigate why formal childcare does not always spread to low income households. The findings from administrative and survey data will shed light on the diffusion of childcare strategies. The project will reframe our understanding of childcare in order to identify barriers to uptake.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › social issues › social inequalities

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2021-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2021-STG

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-AG - HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based

Coordinator

ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM

Net EU contribution

€ 1 470 130,00

Address

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Netherlands

Region

West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Groot-Rijnmond

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00