For people 0 to 3 years old:

17. Does [the respondent] currently attend an early education center or preschool (daycare, kindergarten, CAIF, etc.)? (PerEd00)

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Does he/she currently attend an initial education center or a preschool (daycare, kindergarten, CAIF, etc.)?

This question is directed towards boys and girls from 0 to 3 years of age.

The objective is to reveal the attendance of the children at an initial education center or preschool.

Children are considered currently attending if they meet the following requirements:

• In the case of children 0 to 1 year, the frequency of attendance should be at least weekly.
• In the case of children 2 and 3 years, the frequency of the attendance should be daily.

Select one of the following options:

• Yes, attends a public center: This only includes 3-year-old children that attend the centers ANEP or INAU, or the Community Centers of Infant Education and Module Center Scholarship Program for Our Children of the Municipality of Montevideo. In general these centers house girls and boys from vulnerable social situations. They are organized by ANEP and by civil society organizations, the common factor being that the families should not have to pay to send their children, since it is a free service.

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• Yes, attends a CAIF: this corresponds with the centers administered by civil society organizations under the modality agreement with the INAU. They offer coverage for children 0 to 3 years of age from vulnerable social situation, and just like the public establishments, the service is free.
• Yes, attends a private center: This category includes all education centers that are not free but office a caretaking service for children between 0 and 3 years. Consequently, the differentiating factor of these centers is that they demand payment for the service provided the children. This includes daycares, infant and preschool centers that are not covered in the previous categories. For example: daycares, preschools in private high schools, daycares in private businesses as well as those designed for the children of public or municipal functionaries.
• Does not attend