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1. What are selection effects and what role do they have in family – childcare links?
Selection effects are the effects of family-level and community-level factors on decisions about the selection of child care. In other words, selection effects are the family's and community's impact on child care quality. These have significant roles in family - childcare links as family-level and community-level factors influence the family and evidently influence the care the child will receive.
2. What can ecological systems theory tell us about the macro-level influences on economic