Child Care Makes a Difference

03/31/2011

Child Care Makes a Difference

Within you, there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), German-Swiss poet, novelist

New research supports the value of early childhood education. Reporting on this research in the article "Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children's Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood?" in the September/October 2009 issue of Child Development, Eric Dearing, Kathleen McCartney, and Beck Taylor conclude...

"... We found evidence consistent with the hypothesis that higher quality early child care promotes the achievement of low-income children during middle childhood. As has been suggested for early education intervention, higher quality early child care may help compensate for impoverished home environments by promoting growth of early cognitive skills upon which later achievement depends... These results give added credence to the central role that higher quality child care should play in future discussions on antipoverty policy."

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