RESEARCH INTO DAYCARE

RESEARCH INTO DAYCARE

1. DISADVANTAGE

   • (USA) NICHD
     • AIM
       • EFFECTS OF CHILDCARE ON CHILDREN
     • PROCEDURE
       • LONGITUDINAL
         • PRIVATELY COMISSIONMED
         • BIRTH TO START SCHOOL
       • 1200 CHILDREN
         • DATA COLLECTED
           • OBSERVATIONS
           • INTERVIEWS
           • SURVEYS
     • RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
       • LENGTH OF TIME IN DAYCARE
         • EARLY CONTINUOUS INTENSIVE TIME
           • BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
             • AGGRESSION OR DISOBEDIENCE
               • RATED BY PARENTS AND TEACHERS
       • TYPE OF DAYCARE
         • NURSERY BETTER THAN HOMESTAY
           • COGNITIVE AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
           • MORE AGGRESSION AND DISOBEDIENCE
       • QUALITY OF DAYCARE
         • LOW QUALITY
           • BAD FOR CHILDREN
             • ESPECIALLY IF MOTHERS LACKED SENSITIVITY
         • GOOD QUALITY
           • RESPONSIVE STAFF
             • STIMULATING ENVIORONMENT
               • GOOD FOR THINKING AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
     • EVALUATION
       • STRENGTHS
         • LARGE SAMPLE
         • LOTS OF VARIABLES CONSIDERED
         • RESULTS MORE SECURE
         • VARIED WAYS TO COLLECT DATA
           • CAN BE COMPARED
             • CHECK FOR RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY
       • WEAKNESSES
         • COMPLEX ISSUE TO STUDY
           • MANY OTHER VARIABLES
             • I.E. PERSONALITY, ATTACHMENT, FAMILY LIFE
         • HARD TO GENERALISE
           • CULTURALLY SPECIFIC

2. ADVANTAGE

   • EPPE (UK)
     • AIM
       • (1997-2003) GOVERNMENT FUNDED
         • FROM 3-11 YRS LONGITUDINAL
       • LEARN ABOUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT
         • INTELLECTUAL / SOCIAL
           • INEQUALITY BE REDUCED?
     • PROCEDURE
       • 3000 CHILDREN
         • MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS
         • TWO GROUPS
           • HOMESTAY (CONTROL)
           • DAYCARE
             • 144 CENTRES TOOK PART
       • OSERVATIONS
       • INTERVIEWS
         • PARENTS
         • PRACTITIONERS
     • RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
       • HIGH QUALITY
         • IMPROVED SOCIAL, INTELLECUTUAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DEVELOPMENT
           • BETTER SOCIABILITY, INDEPENDENCE AND CONCENTRATION
       • THE EARLIER THE BETTER
         • INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT
       • FULL TIME NO BETTER THAN PART TIME
         • DISADVANTAGE CHILDREN
           • BETTER IN GOOD QUALITY
             • WITH MIXTURE OF SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS
     • EVALUATION
       • STRENGTH
         • CAREFULLY PLANNED
         • CONTROL GROUP
         • CONCLUSION DRAWN SECURELY
         • LONGITUDINAL
       • WEAKNESSES
         • POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT AGENDA
           • INFLUENCED CONCLUSIONS?
         • UK CUTURAL ISSUES
         • COMPLEX ISSUE