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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Infant and Toddler Child‐Care Quality and Stability in Relation to Proximal and Distal Academic and Social Outcomes
Contributor:
Bratsch‐Hines, Mary E.;
Carr, Robert;
Zgourou, Eleni;
Vernon‐Feagans, Lynne;
Willoughby, Michael
imprint:
Wiley, 2020
Published in:Child Development
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/cdev.13389
ISSN:
0009-3920;
1467-8624
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>This study considered the quality and stability of infant and toddler nonparental child care from 6 to 36 months in relation to language, social, and academic skills measured proximally at 36 months and distally at kindergarten. <jats:italic>Quality</jats:italic> was measured separately as caregiver–child verbal interactions and caregiver sensitivity, and <jats:italic>stability</jats:italic> was measured as having fewer sequential child‐care caregivers. This longitudinal examination involved a subsample (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 1,055) from the Family Life Project, a representative sample of families living in rural counties in the United States. Structural equation modeling revealed that children who experienced more positive caregiver–child verbal interactions had higher 36‐month language skills, which indirectly led to higher kindergarten academic and social skills. Children who experienced more caregiver stability had higher kindergarten social skills.</jats:p>