TY - JOUR
T1 - Child Care Quality Matters
T2 - How Conclusions May Vary with Context
AU - Love, John M.
AU - Harrison, Linda
AU - Sagi-Schwartz, Abraham
AU - Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H.
AU - Ross, Christine
AU - Ungerer, Judy A.
AU - Raikes, Helen
AU - Brady-Smith, Christy
AU - Boiler, Kimberly
AU - Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
AU - Constantine, Jill
AU - Kisker, Ellen Eliason
AU - Paulsell, Diane
AU - Chazan-Cohen, Rachel
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Three studies examined associations between early child care and child outcomes among families different from those in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network study. Results suggest that quality is an important influence on children's development and may be an important moderator of the amount of time in care. Thus, the generalizability of the NICHD findings may hinge on the context in which those results were obtained. These studies, conducted in three national contexts, with different regulatory climates, ranges of child care quality, and a diversity of family characteristics, suggest a need for more complete estimates of how both quality and quantity of child care may influence a range of young children's developmental outcomes.
AB - Three studies examined associations between early child care and child outcomes among families different from those in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network study. Results suggest that quality is an important influence on children's development and may be an important moderator of the amount of time in care. Thus, the generalizability of the NICHD findings may hinge on the context in which those results were obtained. These studies, conducted in three national contexts, with different regulatory climates, ranges of child care quality, and a diversity of family characteristics, suggest a need for more complete estimates of how both quality and quantity of child care may influence a range of young children's developmental outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8624.00584
DO - 10.1111/1467-8624.00584
M3 - Article
C2 - 12938696
AN - SCOPUS:10744224205
SN - 0009-3920
VL - 74
SP - 1021
EP - 1033
JO - Child Development
JF - Child Development
IS - 4
ER -
