child key question

Question 1

what is the child key question

Answer 1

what should parents consider before sending their kids to daycare?

Question 2

child key question AO1 (5)

Answer 2

-many parents need to go back to work after birth of a child so they need to put them in daycare
-daycare can consist of other family looking after kid/child minders/nursery
-using family has the advantage of the child being more comfortable during 1 to 1 interaction
-child minders and nurseries have to be qualified and inspected unlike family
-daycare can be expensive so it must be beneficial

Question 3

child key question AO2 (4)

Answer 3

-need to consider child:staff as more staff per child is better
-need to check if highly qualified, low staff turnover, and can interact positively with kid
-full time daycare can lead to negative effects
-key workers in daycare provide temporary attachment for child when away from primary caregiver

Question 4

good:li

Answer 4

children in high quality daycare improved academically, language and memory skills too

Question 5

good:sylvia et al

Answer 5

kids who started daycare before 3 benefit intellectually

Question 6

good:Anderson

Answer 6

found kids who attended high quality daycare before 1yr old were more socially and cognitively advanced by 8

Question 7

bad: NICHD

Answer 7

-found daycare can lead to behavioural problems especially if low quality
-kids who’s mothers were unresponsive did less well in daycare

Question 8

bad:vandell

Answer 8

extensive child care since infancy is associated with poorer academics and report cards, as well as poorer peer relations and emotional health

Question 9

bad: Dilalla

Answer 9

negative correlation between time in daycare and prosocial behaviour
- less cooperative and helpful