Day Care
Campbell Lamb Hwang
Improving Day Care
Family Based Care
Nursery Based Care
Teacher recommended
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- Day Care
- Two types.
- Campbell, Lamb & Hwang
- Participants
- 48 Swedish children aged 18 months - 3years
- Split into groups based on family care and nursery care
- 48 Swedish children aged 18 months - 3years
- Procedure
- Children were observed playing with other children for 30 minutes in a day care setting when they first started nursery, at 2 and a half and at 3 and a half
- At 6 and a half the childrens self competence was assessed
- At 8 and a half teachers were interviewed
- At 15 the FQQ & SSQ were administered.
- The results from the children who went to day care was compared with children who had family based care
- At 15 the FQQ & SSQ were administered.
- At 8 and a half teachers were interviewed
- At 6 and a half the childrens self competence was assessed
- Children were observed playing with other children for 30 minutes in a day care setting when they first started nursery, at 2 and a half and at 3 and a half
- Results
- children under three and a half who spent Long days in care were less socially competent.
- Shorter days made them more competent
- the better the quality of care, the better the child social abilities
- social competence is stable from 3 and a half to 15
- children under three and a half who spent Long days in care were less socially competent.
- Conclusion
- Childrens social skills have developed by 3 and a half
- good quality care is needed up till this point
- Childrens social skills have developed by 3 and a half
- Evaluation
- longitudinal study
- very detailed information
- clear baseline collected
- skills were tested prior to study
- conducted in Sweeden where there is a high level of care
- can't be generalised.
- requires careful ethical consideration
- longitudinal study
- Participants
- Improving day care provision
- Have a key worker
- structured activities
- free time is needed to play as well as group time
- small groups to minimise strangers
- low adult to child ratio
- well trained staff
- mixed age groups to improve social development.
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