The Effects of Child Care on the Development of Young Children
Overview
Over the past few decades, the usage of child care, including both family child care homes and child care centers, has increased in tandem with the rates of labor force participation for mothers of small children. Before starting school, a significant portion of young children now routinely attend daycare centers; the rates of care for preschool-aged children are greater than those for newborns and toddlers. According to recent estimates, about two-thirds of all American children aged three to five attend regular child care before starting kindergarten.1. Given these high rates of child care utilization, researchers studying the effects of these experiences on children's cognitive and social development have included parents as well as professionals.
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