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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Neighborhood-Based Factors Predicting Attendance of Early Childhood Education and Care in a Universal System: A Case of Finland
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v68 n7 p1473-1487 2024
This study investigates neighborhood-based predictors of attending early childhood education and care (ECEC) in a universal ECEC system. We used child-specific data (N = 1409) from a parent survey conducted in 2019 in Finland combined with zip code data to examine the extent to which neighborhood urbanicity and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with attendance of ECEC at the age of four. Using binomial logistic regression, we investigated attendance of formal ECEC services in general and center-based ECEC in particular. The results show that neighborhood urbanicity was associated with attendance of ECEC even when family-based variables were controlled. Neighborhood SES was associated with attendance of ECEC only when center-based ECEC was examined in particular. The results highlight the importance of recognizing local barriers to attending different kinds of ECEC services beyond family characteristics, including in universal ECEC systems.
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Predictor Variables, Attendance, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Urban Areas, Socioeconomic Status, Preschool Children, Municipalities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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