Cognitive development of children in family and group day care.
Effects of three different educational programs (high, medium, and low structure) and two types of delivery systems ("teacher" only and "teacher" plus day care mother) on cognitive performance of 52 preschool children in family day care are examined. Family day care children showed greater and more consistent enhancement of cognitive functioning than did a comparison group of children in professionally-run group day care centers that did not include this educational component.
D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012578:Schools, Nursery