El uso de servicios formales de cuidado infantil entre 0 y 3 años en España

In: Revista Española de Sociología, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 1-21

Abstract

Formal child care services (FCCS) have been consolidated in contemporary societies as a fundamental policy for the promotion of reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality and equal opportunities. The objective of this article is to analyse the factors that condition the extent and intensity of use of FCCS by families residing in Spain with children aged 0 to 3 years. Based on European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 2016, we estimate a zero-inflated Poisson regression model. Unlike fathers, employed mothers are more likely to use FCCS than unemployed mothers, and these are likely to use FCCS than homemakers. Household income has a positive impact on likelihood and intensity of such use, but no significant relationship was found with parents educational level. Non-EU immigrant parents are less likely to use FCCS, but if they do, they use it for more hours, as are parents with primary education. Finally, having siblings under the age of seven has a positive effect on FCCS use. Implications of these results for public policy are discussed.