Income a barrier to use of formal care

1. To what extent is income is a barrier to use of formal care, controlling for other family-level characteristics that influence childcare choice?
2. How have disparities in the use of formal care changed over time, given changes in maternal employment, wages, family composition, and other factors affecting childcare need and resources?
3. Has the effect of income on families’ ECE arrangements changed over time?
4. Have government policies strengthened or weakened this association?
5. How does quality of care vary both across and within modes of care?
6. Does this association itself vary with the age of the child and other family characteristics? Has it changed over time, given changes in families’ consumption of ECEC and changes in government policy designed to reduce income constraints and improve child care quality?
   7.What are perceptions about the impact of quality childcare services to support the healthy development of young children with socio-economic inequalities?
7. What are the factors that hinder quality childcare services?
   9.What supports do you need as a childcare teacher to offer quality childcare services to young children with socio-economic inequalities?

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