The Effects of Day Care (Court Case)

Question 1

Why is day care good for children case studies

Answer 1

Anderson 1992
Buchinal (2000)
Sylva et al (2004)
Houles (1988)
Clark Stewart (1989)
Campbell et al and Rene (2001)
Pluess and Belsky (2010)

Question 2

Why is day care bad for children case studies

Answer 2

Anderson (1992)
Christopher J. Rune (2000)
NICHD (1991)
Pluess and Belsky (2010)
Lamb (1992)
Li et al (2013)

Question 3

Main ones to talk about and structure of answering question
(Probably going to be discuss max mark is 16, 24 mins)
Talk about one social for an against, one cognitive for and against, one emotional for and against and one quality for and against

Answer 3

Social:
+ Andersson (1992)
- Andersson (1992)
Cognitive:
+ Sylva et al (2004)
- Christopher J. Rune (2000)
Quality:
- Li et al (2013)
Emotional:
- NICHD (1991)
Duration:
-Belsky and Rovine

Question 4

Social for and against point

Answer 4

+ Andersson (1992)
Earlier they start the better socially
-Sweden, 119 children, up to 8th birthday (longitudinal)
- <1 rated more socially advanced compared to those joining later
- More outgoing sociable children

-Andersson (1992)
Population validity
- Swedish day care especially well-funded compared to other countries
- Have best qualified staff and facilities
- Children starting day care earlier had families with higher socioeconomic status with better education, so may just be better socially because of family

Question 5

Why is day care good and bad cognitively

Answer 5

+ Sylva et al (2004)
EPPQ Project, 3000 children 3-7 yrs, standardised child assessments
- Earlier you start < 3 and better quality better cognitively
- Better trained staff better at instructive learning environment and improved better cognitively

-Christopher J Rune (2000)