Intellectual Development Linked to Quality of Day Care

Washington

New findings from an ongoing seven-year study offer reassurance for working parents: Day care, by itself, does not harm the intellectual development of children.

More important than the number of hours children spend in day care, the national study found, is the quality of care that infants and toddlers receive. Children whose caregivers respond and speak frequently to them learn to think and speak better than children in day-care settings with less...

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