HealthDay (11/17, Mann) reports a large study suggests that “kids who spend long hours in day care centers aren’t any more likely” to have more externalizing behavioral problems. Investigators “reviewed teacher and/or parent reports on more than 10,000 toddlers and preschoolers who took part in seven studies spanning 1993 to 2012,” and found that “the older the kids got, the more hours a week they were spending in day care centers, but this did not result in behavioral issues.” The findings were published in Child Development.
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— “Time Spent in Day Care Won’t Harm Child’s Development ” Denise Mann, HealthDay, November 17, 2022