How Early Child Care Affects Later Development


 

Publication Date: January 2007

Publisher: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child

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Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: Child care; Parenting; Child development

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Observations of children followed from birth through school age find that parenting quality has a stronger influence on children's cognitive and social-emotional development than the child care experience, but also find that quality child care is associated with positive language and behavioral development.