Effects Of Daycare Flashcards
Which study shows that day care increases levels of aggression?
The study done by NICHD National Institution of Child Health and Development
What is the definition of daycare?
Where a pre-school child is looked after by somebody who isn’t their parent
In the NICHD study how many participants were there?
1000
In the NICHD study what factors did they take into account?
Different backgrounds and areas
In the NICHD study what type of study was it
Longitudinal
In the NICHD study at 5 years old were the children at daycare or the children at home more aggressive
The children at daycare. Those there full time were 3 times more likely to have behavioural problems like hitting than those at home
In the NICHD study how was data collected?
Through interviews with their parents
Which study suggests that day care reduces aggression levels?
The Borge et al study 2004
In the Borge et al study how many participants were there?
3431 2-4 year olds
In the Borge et al study which country were they in?
Canada
In the Borge et al study how did they collect their data?
Through questionnaires to the person closest to the infant, usually their mother
What factors did they take into account?
Maternal education
In the Borge et al study what were the results?
- 4% of children at home had high levels of aggression
5. 2% of children at day care had high levels of aggression
Which study suggested that daycare reduces sociability?
Vliestra 1981
In the Vliestra study which country were they in?
New Zealand
In the Vliestra study how old were the children?
2 and a half to 4 and a half
In the Vliestra study who rated the children’s sociability?
Their teachers
In the Vliestra study what were the results?
Those in for half days were more sociable than those in for full days
Who did the study that suggested that day care increased sociability?
Shea 1981
In Shea’s study how old were the children?
3-4 years old
In Shea’s study how did he gather his data?
He videotaped children in the playground in their first ten weeks of nursery school
In Shea’s study how did he measure sociability?
How much they sought out and enjoyed others company
In Shea’s study what were the results
Those in for 5 days showed the quickest increases in sociability than those in for 2 days a week
Name four characteristics of high quality day care
Appropriate caregiver to child ratio
A stimulating environment with a curriculum and structured activities
Appropriate staff training (in areas like cognitive development and child protection
Low staff turnover so there is consistency in care of children
