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An OECD view on parental childcare
Presentation for “Parental Childcare and Employment Policy Conference: Collision or Complementarity?” Prague, Czech Republic, 5-6th February 2009 Simon Chapple Child Wellbeing Project ELS/SPD, OECD, PARIS
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Recent OECD work on families and children
Starting Strong I & II Babies and Bosses reviews (13 OECD countries) Family database ( Society at a Glance (2008) Enhancing child wellbeing (2009)
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Fertility context: Czech women start young…
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…but have few children
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There are large gaps in work chances for Czech women
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Czech child wellbeing is generally below average compared to the OECD EU
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Czech childcare spending is lower than average across the OECD EU (% of NNI)
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OECD views relating to parental care
Self-sufficiency of both men and women is encouraged via paid employment Too long parental leave (1-3 years) may undermine female employment Too short leave (< 6 months) may undermine child wellbeing, especially the WHO exclusive breast feeding target High quality early childhood education is cognitively beneficial, especially for disadvantaged children Parental care is not necessarily about a single primary carer: it is also about work-life balance and choices of part-time work and work hours for both fathers and mothers
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