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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2016.37.2.27

Changes in Preschool Childcare and Private Education Expenses of Different Income Groups Caused by the Expansion of the Childcare Subsidy Recipients: A Focus on Universal Childcare Policy  

Jung, Su-Ji (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
Pack, Yun-Hyun (Interdisciplinary Program in Early Childhood Education, Seoul National University)
Song, Ji-Na (Interdisciplinary Program in Early Childhood Education, Seoul National University)
Kim, Daewoong (Interdisciplinary Program in Early Childhood Education, Seoul National University)
Yi, Soon-Hyung (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.37, no.2, 2016 , pp. 27-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes of childcare expenses and private education expenses caused by target expanding the childcare subsidy policy and its relationship to household income. Methods: The study analyzed data of the Korean Welfare Panel Study from 2009, before the universal childcare policy was enforced, to 2013, when the universal childcare policy was enforced. Results and Conclusion: The results of analysis were as follows. First, while childcare expenses, private education expenses, and their ratios to household income showed a tendency of gradual decline, the graphs of childcare and private education expenses were symmetric. Second, there were differences in childcare and private education expenses among income classes. Third, in 2009, before the universal childcare policy was enforced, household income affected childcare and private expenses. Lastly, in 2013, after the universal childcare policy was implemented, household income had a greater effect on private education expenses, while the effect of household income on childcare expenses became insignificant.
Keywords
preschool childcare expenses; preschool private education expenses; universal childcare policy; income groups; childcare expenses subsidy;
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