Campbell (Swedish daycare)

Children in Sweden who attended childcare from 18 months to 3.5 years. 9 children attended family based care, 30 children attended nursery and 9 switched from family based to nursery. Also a control group of children who failed to get a place in nursery care. Children were assessed at 18 months, before and immediately after being placed into the care environment to create a base line measurement to compare against. impact can be positive or negative depending on age, time and quality. First 3 years is most important development. Long days before age of 3 makes the child less sociable, short days more frequently developed better. Small children spending long periods in daycare may become tired and frustrated leading to negative interactions. Children under 3.5 years at good quality day care had better social ability. This implies that children's social skills have largely developed by 3.5 years then remain constant, therefore a good quality day care is essential for development of social skills.

	Created by HeatherTxo over 12 years ago

Peer relations and aggression

Day care