Seminar: Impact of funding targeted preschool interventions on school readiness: Evidence from the Netherlands

Time: 13.00-14.00 hours
Location: CPB-office, Van Stolkweg 14, The Hague

Presentation: Emre Akgunduz (CPB)

Discussant: Thomas van Huizen (UU)

Language: English

Registration: Please register by sending an email to seminars@cpb.nl.

Abstract subject:
We analyze the effectiveness of the early childhood programme (ECP) in the Netherlands. The programme is designed for 2.5 to 4 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds. 37 municipalities received an additional subsidy to expand ECP programmes, which allows us to analyze the effects of the programme within a difference-in-differences framework. Most children first enroll in primary schools at age 4 in the Netherlands but pupils begin to learn reading and mathematics in grade 3 at age 6. We use grade repetition constructed from school registry data from 2008 to 2015 in the first two grades as an indicator of school readiness. Our results show significantly lower grade repetition rates for targeted children who are in regions that receive the subsidy. Grade repetition drops by 1 to 3 percentage points for disadvantaged pupils targeted by the programme.

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