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Published in final edited form as: Res Econ. 2017 May 31;72(1):1–32. doi: 10.1016/j.rie.2017.05.006

Table 3.

Policies to Support At-Risk Children and Working Families

		Reggio Emilia		Parma	Padova
		Municipal	State	Municipal	Municipal	State	Religious
Preschools are open 8 hours daily	1960	✓		✓
	1970	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	1980	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	1990	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	2000	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Program sites offer extended hours for working families	1960	✓		✓
	1970	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	1980	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	1990	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	2000	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓

Priority of enrollment is given to economically disadvantaged families	1960	✓		✓
	1970	✓	✓	✓	✓
	1980	✓	✓	✓	✓
	1990	✓	✓	✓	✓
	2000	✓	✓	✓	✓

Priority of enrollment is given to children with disabilities	1960	✓
	1970	✓	✓		✓	✓
	1980	✓	✓		✓	✓
	1990	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	2000	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Priority of enrollment is given to single-parent families	1960	✓
	1970	✓			✓
	1980	✓		✓	✓
	1990	✓		✓	✓	✓
	2000	✓		✓	✓	✓