Access to Daycare in Brazilian Municipalities: Possibilities for Monitoring

Abstract

This paper aims to present possibilities for monitoring access to daycare at the municipal level. As a methodological strategy, education provision rates were calculated using enrollment data from the school census and population data calculated through the ratio-correlation method. Results showed that, on average, municipalities serve 32.2% of children aged up to 3 years, and inequalities related to location and socioeconomic context were found. The methodology showed a potential for helping with the annual monitoring of daycare access in municipalities of the country.