The effects of day care

There is a vast body of research out there on day care, and much more than you need in the textbook. I would try and learn the findings from a couple of studies showing positive outcomes and a couple showing negative ones. The specification specifically mentions aggression and peer relations - we looked at one study on this in class but there are others to choose from.

The important thing is that you are able to draw out the implication of all the research for child care practices. You will also need to draw on your knowledge of attachment formation to do this - one example is the keyworker figure now in common usage in nurseries etc, which of course comes from our knowledge of children's need for an attachment figure.

The ppt containing the studies on aggression is here and the one with the list of features of good day care is here.

Don't forget that we have an attachment mock exam on Thursday and a few of you still have to hand in the 12-mark essay on privation.