Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
| Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:09pm |
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html
Very interesting. Particularly the difference in the middle to upper income kids vs low income.
"I personally feel children need the nurture of their parents and the home," she said. "Those early years, that's when they are bonding to their family. That nurturing, only the family can give that."
I tend to agree.
MM, WOHM to B&E, 7.24.03

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NO way my 7, 9-10 year old boys could meet at a library or would my home stand that on a twice
PumpkinAngel
"But you are relying on society and the taxpayers to provide appropriate social experiences for your daughter although you clearly have both the time and resources to do so yourself."
Sorry, but I see no comparison between universal public dc and universal public school.
"Do you understand that I'm in favor of schools/society helping the parents to make those childcare arrangements, not to PAY for the extended day childcare?"
Yes.
However, I still disagree.
BTW, society already helps parents by giving them a child care tax credit.
Why not?
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Jennie
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"I feel that in some ways the publicity of "long hours" in dc/preschool has influenced people to use what they need and nothing more in terms of a preschool program. If you dont "need" to have someone else take care of your child for 8 hours, you dont use an 8 hour program. If you do, you do."
Yes. I agree.
"I have certainly taken notice of the countless studies that show that extra hours dont offer much more in terms of advancement, yet could potentially lead to negatives. Maybe others have too...."
I too have taken notice of such studies, specifically the NICHD Early Child Care Study which is "The most comprehensive child care study conducted to date to determine how variations in child care are related to children's development," a study which I tend to quote on a fairly regular basis btw :)
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