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dc.titlePrivate Sector Participation in Childcare Service Provision: International Evidence and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorSuaya, Agustina
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2026-10-14T00:10:00
dc.date.issue2026-07-31T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractThis monograph systematizes the international evidence on public policy instruments that can encourage, regulate, limit, or condition private sector participation in the provision of childcare services for children aged 0 to 4. Based on a review of more than 220 documents, the analysis organizes the evidence into five dimensions: regulation; public financing and economic incentives; private participation in the delivery of public services; reduction of access barriers; and quality assurance. For each dimension, the study examines the underlying mechanisms, the documented effects on supply, demand, quality, equity, and sustainability, as well as the institutional conditions required for their effective implementation. The evidence shows that there is no single model of private sector participation: outcomes depend on specific design parameters, market structure, and state capacity. The monograph identifies the main implications of these findings for Latin America and the Caribbean and highlights the need to balance expanded access with quality, equity, and fiscal sustainability.
dc.format.extent129
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014557
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Private-Sector-Participation-in-Childcare-Service-Provision-International-Evidence-and-Implications-for-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-sector-privado-en-la-provision-de-servicios-de-cuidado-infantil-evidencia-internacional-e-implicancias-para-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectAccess to Finance
dc.subjectService Provider
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Development
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectSubsidies
dc.subjectPrivate Sector
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectQuality Management
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectCaregivers
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeH53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeL33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions • Privatization • Contracting Out
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeD04 - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01384
idb.operationRG-T4617
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