Day Care

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NICHD

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Aggression

Longitudinal study of 1000+ students from 10 different locations to investigate effects of day care of children's development

Findings:
- The more time a child spends in day care the higher they were rates aggressive and disobedient by adults
- Childrne in full time day care are likely to show behavioural problems compared to those at home with mother.

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EPPE Project sylva et al

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Aggression

Longitudinal study on 3000 children aged between 3-7.

Findings:

- Children who spent longer in day care were rated by teachers as "anti-social"
- Also found high quality day care can reduce/eliminate negative effects of longer duration in day care.

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Clark-Stewart

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Peer relations

Studied 150 children (in different forms of day care) who attended school for the first time.

Findings:
- Children in day care had advancements in social development and social interaction vs those at home looked after by their mothers.

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Field 1991

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Peer relations

Found that amount spent in day care positively correlated to number of friends children had at school.

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EVALUATION POINT - Aggression (Sarah Friedman's study)

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Her study found that 83% of children who spent 10-30 hours in day care didn't show higher levels of aggression. ( AGAINST NICHD)

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EVALUATION POINT - Aggression (Relsky et al)

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Suggested higher material education and higher income lowered the levels of children's problem behaviour, it was suggested that factors at home account for their behaviour rather than day care.

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EVALUATION POINT - Peer relations (shy mothers)

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Temperament is inherited by children from shy mothers who stay at home and are unsociable, thus those attending day care are more sociable.

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EVALUATION POINT - Peer relations (other factors)

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Day care isn't only influenced only by childs attachment type but is also influenced by other factors.

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EVALUATION POINT - Quality of day care (mediating factors)

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High turnover of staff means no SAF is formed and this is associated with negative effects (NICHD 1997)

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EVALUATION POINT - Quality of day care (Bryant et al)

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Found disturbed children in child-minding setting as emotional bonds are not formed by child minder ( lack of commitment and interest )

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EVALUATION POINT - Staff : child

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NICHD study found that a good staff to child ratio can provide high quality sensitive care.

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EVALUATION POINT - FIELD

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Field found positive effects on children with high quality day care on peer relations.

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EVALUATION POINT - Pennebaker et al

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Shy children found day care frightening, leaving socially competent children in day care.