Evaluation study of expanding public daycare centers and preferential provision for the vulnerable: Emphasis given to children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Abstract

We conducted a study of changes in the enrolment of children from dual earner, marriage immigrants, and low-income in early child care centres. The study was carried out using the Newly Married Couple Statistics and Child Care Survey, and Child Care Statistics which offers unique possibilities to study child care enrolment. The results show that regional inequality has changed differently and public child care centres. Also, the recent policy strategy resulting in a significant increase in the child care use from dual earner families while resulting in a significant decrease in marriage immigrants families. The results implies that the inequalities in childcare use was deepened among multicultural families in Korea.