EPPE study-Day Care

• To study the impact on preschool provision on children's intellectual,social and behavioural development.

• To investigate whether some types of preschool settings were better than others within the UK.

• A logitudinal study of 3000 children in the UK. Children from a wide range of backgrounds (children from a wide range of backgrounds).

• Researchers created developmental profiles for each child from the age of 3 to 7 years old consisting of SATS results, preschool staff, parents and school teachers.

• 2 groups-those who were in day care and those who stayed at home (control group).

• Found high quality care improved social, intellectual and behavioural development.

• The earlier the child starts day care the more improvement seen.

• Better sociability, independence and concentration were found in children the longer they were in day care.

+ Large sample of 3000 children - generalisability/representative

+ Wide sample range - Children from different backgrounds

+ Triangulation - findings were easily reliable due to this

+ Use of control group - well controlled and easily draw comparisons

+ Naturally occuring groups - protected from harm

+ Logitudinal study

- UK only

- High drop-out rates

- Observations involve interpretations - increased subjectivity