The effects of part-time and full-time day-care may have different effects and it may not. This should perhaps be studied or included as a dependent variable in the experiment
There should have been a distinction made between full and part-time care, as it could be a confound. For the children in part-time care, there may be an increase in time spent with parents, which could have influenced cognitive abilities. Therefore, it is possible that part-time daycare had a positive impact on the children because of more time spent with parents: not because of the time spent in daycare.
Brandi G,
No, I don't think that the effects of part time and full time care would be equivilalent. Children that are in daycare part-time may be spending more quality time with parents or siblings, and this may influence their cognitive abilities. It is also possible that they do not have access to learning supplements, or toys at home that they would have at the daycare, so being at home may actually slow down their cognitive development. As well, the daycare may provide a more stimulating enviroment than the home, encouraging the dvelopment of cognitive abilities.
No, although individuals are enrolled in part-time or full-time daycare, there is a marked difference between the two. It is obvious that infants enrolled in full-time daycare are able to develop and interact with peers for a increased amount of time. Infants enrolled in part-time day care do not spend as much time with their peers and may spend more time with their parents. Therefore, a possible confound may exist.
I think there would be a difference between the children that went to out of home care only part time and those that went full time. There should have been a distinction between the two to avoid confounding. Children that spend more time in a stimulating out of home care environment may be more likely to be socially outgoing and ready to take on new learning experiences. There could also be the reverse, children who see their parents more during the day may be more securely attached and better socially adjusted.
I do not think that the effects of full and part time daycare would be equivalent. This is something that should have been controlled. Little difference may have been found but at least difference in time spent in daycare would be addressed.
Granted, there should have been a distinction between the full and part time care variable but overall I think the researchers were very through, looking at aspects of family background etc. but again these measures were extremly spread out over many years, where many events can occur and be forgotten. The researchers did however mention that they measured quality of home care but is more technical than anything, not stating if and or how they measured the quality of the family enviroment and what it was like.(This may also be an additional variable)
Full time and part time day care will provide different opportunities to children. Full time care provides the child more opportunity to socialize with the other children while part time care would give the child more one on one time at home with his or her parents. The activities at home may also differ according to which day care the child was enrolled in (because of monetary factors). A child who is challenged in his or her home environment versus watching TV may improve more dramatically in the areas the researchers are studying.
No I think that full-time and part-time daycare are not equivilant because different amount of time is a confound if it is not distinguished.
By Brandi G. on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 - 02:47 pm:
By Connie V on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 - 02:50 pm:
That's a good comment. How could one disentable to confound?
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