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Early Childcare: Infants
and Nations at Risk by Dr. Peter Cook, ©1996, Chapter 7,
Child Care in Sweden: Two studies,
P128-129 |
Implications of Harsman's study for the
quality of Swedish child care
...Although Swedish child care may generally be the best in the world,
even this best appears to be not good enough for many infants. This is
indicated by Harsman's observations of negative day care outcomes in mother
attunement, prolonged distress and even depression in infancy, and
demonstrated poorer scores on a standardised scale of infant development in
comparison with matched controls who were at home with their mothers.
Such direct observations give an important window on what are likely to be
the actual experiences of infants in the real world of child
care, even when it is labeled "high quality". These are quite different from
the pictures usually conjured up by the words high quality child care.
While the attempt can be of high quality, the infant's
experiences can be quite otherwise.
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Behavior, Development, Quality |
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Early Childcare: Infants
and Nations at Risk by Dr. Peter Cook, ©1996, P129 |
It bears repeating that
the term 'high quality' to describe child care is an adult-given label.
But so far as the infant is concerned the use of these words prejudge what
is requiring to be proved - that the care labeled in this ways does in fact
deliver a high quality experience for the infant. If the Swedes, with their
best endeavours have not been able reliably to ensure high quality
experiences for their infants, then the chances for infants in countries
where the expenditure and effort are less must give grounds for concern.
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Early Childcare: Infants
and Nations at Risk by Dr. Peter Cook, ©1996, Chapter 8,
Some Origins of Love, Violence and Antisocial
Tendencies: The Research of Dr. James Prescott, P136 |
Prescott says the evidence shows that the
best "behavioural vaccine" against depression, social alienation, violence
and drug/alcohol abuse and addiction in later life is to carry the newborn
and infant on the body of the mother or caretaker.
...Infant day care does not preclude* baby-carrying, but overworked staff are
unlikely to welcome such additional duties...
*Preclude = To
put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
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