Day care

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NICHD - USA - 1000+ children

At 5 children who had been in any kind of day care for were rated more assertive, disobedient and aggressive by their teachers.

Full time care (30+/week) showed more behavioural problems (arguing, temper tantrums, lying, hitting)

COMPARED TO THOSE CARED FOR AT HOME BY MOTHERS

EPPE - UK - 3000 children

Those longer in day care were rated as more aggressive and disobedient ----- even more where children started before 2

HIGH QUALITY = LESS IMPACT

Social development and day care - Clarke-Stewart

150 children in day care - more advanced in social development than those at home.

*social development

*independence

*dinnertime obedience

*compliance request

*social interaction with peers

Social strategies - Field

Correlational and found positive correlation between amount of time in full time care and number of friends a child has when they go up to school.