Friday, May 14, 2010

Quality child care linked to kids' well-being

(From the CBC website)

Two studies prepared by the Society for Research in Child Development underscore the value of quality parenting and child care in the early life of a child.

One study followed 1,300 children from their births in 1991 till the time they turned 15.

It found teens that attended child-care centres with higher-quality programs scored better on tests of cognitive and academic achievement than those who attended programs with lower-quality care.

Read the full story here.

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