title: Day care quality and children's free play activities.
abstract: Social and nonsocial behavior of white, middle-class preschoolers in high, moderate, and low quality day care centers were contrasted. Children in high quality centers were more likely to interact positively with adults, while children in lower quality programs were more likely to engage in solitary play and aimless wandering.
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000592:standards*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012919:Social Behavior