Supply and Demand for Child Care Services in Turkey : A Mixed Methods Study

Despite increases in availability of center based child care and preschool services in Turkey over the last decade, both the supply of services and utilization remain low. There are regional disparities in availability and the majority of children and households remain unserved in terms of child care and preschool services. This report has collected and assessed information on the supply and demand for child care services in Turkey with the objective of identifying key constraints and opportunities to expand quality and affordable access. The analysis in this report shows that current utilization of child care services cannot be construed as lack of demand for services, but rather as a lack of demand for services at existing cost and price-quality structures. Existing services that respond to the needs of working mothers are mainly private services and tend to be more expensively priced than the willingness and ability to pay of the average household. For most women the difference between earnings and the cost of care is too low to justify joining the labor force and their willingness to pay for care does not cover the current median prices for child care and kindergarten services.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-09
Subjects:	SKILLS, PREPRIMARY SCHOOLS, CAREGIVERS, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT, BASIC EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, TEACHERS, CARE FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLING, CURRICULUM MATERIALS, CHILD CARE CENTERS, NURSERY CLASSES, TUITION, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ENROLLMENT, RURAL WOMEN, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENT RATIO, GROUPS, COMPULSORY EDUCATION, CARE GIVERS, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO, PUPIL RATIO, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, GROSS ENROLMENT, FAMILY MEMBERS, LEARNING MATERIALS, TEACHING MATERIALS, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, CARE CENTERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, DAY CARE, LITERACY, KNOWLEDGE, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, ENROLMENTS, YOUNGER CHILDREN, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, FORMAL LABOR MARKET, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, LEARNING, SOCIAL PROTECTION, CHILD WELFARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, CARE OF CHILDREN, TEACHING, GROSS ENROLLMENT, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, ACCOUNT, CHILD CARE, KINDERGARTEN, ENROLMENT RATES, WORKING MOTHERS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE ENROLMENTS, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, KINDERGARTENS, WAGES, SOCIAL SERVICES, VALUES, SCHOOLS, BASIC NEEDS, BUNK BEDS, PARTICIPATION, QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AGE, LEARNING OUTCOMES, VULNERABLE GROUPS, URBAN CENTERS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SELF-ESTEEM, AGE GROUPS, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PRIVATE EDUCATION, OLDER CHILDREN, EARLY CHILDHOOD, CONTINUOUS EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION, CLASS SIZE, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS, YOUNG CHILDREN, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CURRICULUM, VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, CHILDHOOD CARE, COGNITIVE SKILLS, ARTISTIC SKILLS, CHILDREN, QUALITY EDUCATION, CHILD SERVICES, EDUCATION, INVESTMENT, ACCESS TO SERVICES, RURAL AREAS, YOUNG CHILD, CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL, CHILD CARE FACILITIES, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, GIRLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, LIVING CONDITIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FEES, ENROLMENT RATIO, WOMEN, ENROLMENT RATE, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, MAPS, CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, PARTICIPATION RATES, FAMILY MEMBER, PRIVATE SCHOOL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24997835/supply-demand-child-care-services-turkey-mixed-methods-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22744
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