Hermes, HenningLergetporer, PhilippPeter, FraukeWiederhold, SimonLeibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle2025-05-312024kxp: 1886381968https://epflicht.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/handle/123456789/138331886381968urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-10592933294640Why are children with lower socioeconomic status (SES) substantially less likely to be enrolled in child care? We study whether barriers in the application process work against lower-SES children - the group known to benefit strongest from child care enrollment. In an RCT in Germany with highly subsidized child care (N = 607), we offer treated families information and personal assistance for applications. We find substantial, equity-enhancing effects of the treatment, closing half of the large SES gap in child care enrollment. Increased enrollment for lower-SES families is likely driven by altered application knowledge and behavior. We discuss scalability of our intervention and derive policy implications for the design of universal child care programs.1 Online-Ressource (III, 89 Seiten, 2,47 MB) : Diagrammeenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/330Book