One of the largest social controversies of the current time are the parental pressures attached to whether or not a child should attend daycare. While many parents struggle with this decision, others do not have the luxury of choice; many questions are raised asking if it is beneficial or harmful for infants and young children to attend daycare, spending the majority of their waking hours with caregivers other than their parents. There are of course many opinions and studies regarding this issue. As with any controversial topic there is no right or wrong answers for the masses. The majority of studies conducted all seem to have similar results. This is an issue and dilemma of such personal magnitude that it should not only be regarded as an individualized problem, as the development of our youth will shape our future. The bottom line and main variable for any type of childcare, home or daycare is the under lying quality of the care.
There are many uncontrollable variables and limitations within studies that have been conducted on the effects of childcare inside and outside of the home which make the results difficult to assess. No two children are exactly alike within their personality traits or their home or daycare environment. Therefore it is not possible for these studies to get and exact answer to the questions which have been raised about the benefits and any ill effects that childcare outside the home may have on a child. In many of the studies conducted two main variables stood out the most within the quality of childcare. Children with strong familial support systems and daycares that employed teachers with higher education degrees such as bachelor or master’s degrees and provided them with a higher rate of pay...
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