Gaia Ghirardi

gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

06 November 2025 17:14

Applying this novel decomposition approach, we estimate the overall relevance of each childcare arrangement, the importance of specific channels impacting social disparities (prevalence, effect, and selection) projecteuclid.org/journals/ann... 3/5

Gaia Ghirardi

gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

06 November 2025 17:14

Using the newborn sample of the NEPS data, we look at the role of ECEC, family day care, grandparental care, and exclusive parental care on children’s competencies in mathematics and vocabulary (4- and 5-year-olds) 2/5

Gaia Ghirardi

gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

06 November 2025 17:14

Also, be sure not to miss the *extensive supplementary materials*, which include many detailed sections 🤓 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 5/5

Gaia Ghirardi

gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

06 November 2025 17:14

Main takeaways: 1) ECEC is the most effective strategy to reduce social disparities, positively affecting low-SES children 2) Exclusive parental care and family day-care may increase social disparities, benefiting high-SES children while negatively affecting low-SES 4/5

Gaia Ghirardi

gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

06 November 2025 17:14

New publication in @actasociologica.bsky.social! @filippogch.bsky.social and I use a novel decomposition method (@ang-yu.bsky.social and Elwert) to study if and how *childcare arrangements* under age 3 shape disparities in children’s cognitive skills ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/5