influence on child care practices

influence on child care practices

1. high quality dare care

   • has indicated that quality of day care is probably the most important factors in ensuring positive outcomes

2. low staff-child ratio

   • 1:3

3. qualified and experienced staff

   • high quality day care is related to the quality of staff who work there. this can be assured by having experienced staff and those who have taken part in training courses

4. size of classes

   • when class sizes increase beyond a safe level, any positive effects on peer relations disappear. levels of play decrease and aggression increases

5. research support; NICHD and EPPE

   • both found hat high quality day care was associated with better peer relations but not for low quality day care
   • NICHD found that quality of care depended on staff to child ratio as low as 1:3
   • EPPE study found that the quality of care depended on the staff qualifications

6. day care research has shown those who start daycare before 2 may have an increased risk of antisocial behaviour although this disappeared by the age of 10

7. more than 30 hours increased the risk of problem behaviour , like aggression