Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Regional Differences in Chinese Female Demand for Childcare Services of 0–3 Years: The Moderating and Mediating Effects of Family Childcare Context
Originally published 2023-01-12 · Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/children10010151 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Compares childcare demand, affordability and family support across regions, helping organizations avoid assuming that one care service meets every workforce’s needs.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
Which childcare support fits the communities where our employees actually live?
Compares childcare demand, affordability and family support across regions, helping organizations avoid assuming that one care service meets every workforce’s needs.
Study context
1,770 Chinese mothers drawn from a national survey.
Age / stage: Mothers of children from birth to three years.
Read with three questions
- How did demand, acceptable cost and quality preferences vary by region?
- How did grandparental and paternal care enter the analysis?
- What does stated demand leave unknown about actual service access and uptake?
Keep the limits in view
Cross-sectional preferences and modeled mediation do not establish that a childcare program improves employment or fertility; regional income and support differences remain contextual.
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Chuanfang Chen; Huimin Hu; Renbing Shi (2023). Regional Differences in Chinese Female Demand for Childcare Services of 0–3 Years: The Moderating and Mediating Effects of Family Childcare Context Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010151
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