Quality child care supports the achievement of low-income children: Direct and indirect pathways through caregiving and the home environment

Author(s): McCartney, Kathleen; Dearing, Eric; Taylor, Beck A.; Bub, Kristen L.;
Date Issued: September-December 2007
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science (Firm)
Description: A longitudinal analysis of the effects of high-quality child care on the cognitive and language outcomes and the home environments of children in low-income families participating in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Volume Number: 28
Issue Number: 5-6
Page Range: 411-426
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Child Care & Early Education Quality
Country: United States
ISSN: 0193-3973 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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