The primary purpose of the study is to provide data and evidence on the costs and benefits of institutionalizing childcare services within the Republic of Moldova to support the development and implementation of the National Programme on childcare for children under 3 years old and policy and legal amendments on family-friendly arrangements in public and private sectors.

This study was conducted by Cambridge Econometrics in collaboration with CIVITTA, at the initiative of UN Women, UNFPA, and UNICEF, funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and Sweden. The opinions presented belong to the author and may not necessarily align with the perspectives of UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF, or the supporting donors.