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Effects of Daycare

Effects of Daycare. www.psychlotron.org.uk. Potential effects of daycare on: Social development Cognitive development Research studies relevant to this area. Daycare. www.psychlotron.org.uk. Defined as being: Regular temporary separation Outside the home environment

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Effects of Daycare

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  1. Effects of Daycare www.psychlotron.org.uk • Potential effects of daycare on: • Social development • Cognitive development • Research studies relevant to this area

  2. Daycare www.psychlotron.org.uk • Defined as being: • Regular temporary separation • Outside the home environment • Not with family member • Can still mean several things e.g. • Nursery • Childminder • Playgroup

  3. Daycare www.psychlotron.org.uk • 850,000 full-time daycare places in the UK • 60% of UK mothers with a child under 5 now working full time • Government commitment to universally available daycare

  4. Effects of daycare www.psychlotron.org.uk • Social development • The child’s ability to form relationships with others and to interact with others • Cognitive development • The development of the child’s intellect and skills

  5. Daycare & social development www.psychlotron.org.uk • Bowlby’s view: • Repeated separation leads to insecure attachment • This has consequences for later development • “…permanent damage to the emotional health of a future generation.”

  6. Daycare & social development www.psychlotron.org.uk • Penelope Leach • Nursery staff are not emotionally responsive enough to younger (<18mo) children – could affect quality of attachment • After about 2 years relationships with other children become more important – lots of benefits • Quality of care is paramount

  7. Daycare & social development www.psychlotron.org.uk • Jay Belsky • Daycare leads to poorer social development – higher aggression • Leads to insecure attachment due to insensitive mothering • Main risk >10hrs/week in first year of life but all childcare in the early years is detrimental to social (not cognitive) development

  8. Daycare & social development www.psychlotron.org.uk • Ted Melhuish • There are some risks associated with daycare under 2 years – slightly higher aggression, disobedience • Only appear at >25hrs daycare, more obvious at >40hrs • Possibly avoidable with right sort or carers – but these are expensive

  9. Mediating factors www.psychlotron.org.uk • Daycare effects likely to be mediated by: • Age of child • Frequency & duration of daycare • Child to carer ratio • Carer skills and attitudes • Care staff turnover

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