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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 25 |
Child psychologists in London found that children
in group care showed significantly less "affection and emotion" than
children cared for at home, also noting a higher level of aggression among
those in group care.
Category = Behavior |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 25 |
It also appears that the negative consequences of
significant time in day care last longer than experts once imagined.
A RAND Corporation study in 1989 showed "a statistically significant adverse
effect" on children's intellectual ability deriving from their (being in)
group-care facilities.
Category = Development |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 26 |
The typical day care center is simply not a place
where a preschooler is likely to get the constant personal care that he
requires.
...Instability and discontinuity are given in a system of professionalized,
non-parental care. When applied to a day care setting, normal work routines
such as split shifts, lunch breaks, sick leave, vacations, and training
courses translate into more people the child has to interact with. Some
studies have suggested an average of 7 different people a day and 15 a week
for each daycare child. One estimate reported that 41 percent of all
caregivers quit their positions each year. With the increasing demand for
day care, this staff turnover has accelerated dramatically over the past
decade. This kind of turnover is particularly traumatic for babies, who have
to communicate their needs non-verbally.
Category = Quality |
There's No Place Like Work -
How Business, government, and our obsession with Work have
driven Parents from Home
by Brian C. Robertson,
©2000,
pages 26-27 |
Regimentation and routine are ever-present
aspects of any day care regime, simply as a matter of practical necessity.
Unlike the personal attention given to younger children in the home, which
can be adjusted to the needs and temperament of the child, the
environment of the day care center governs and the child has to conform.
Scheduled activities are not so much for intellectual development, as for
keeping a large group of youngsters occupied. This
is to be expected; day care workers are not, after all, professional
educators, but professional caretakers. Their task is more
akin to crowd control than to the formation of young minds.
Category = Quality |
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There's No Place Like Work,
by Brian C. Robertson, ©2000,
page 27 |
The standardization and routine that are a
necessary aspect of the day care environment mean that children must live by
a strictly regulated schedule: Nap times whether or not they are tired, meal
times regardless of when they get hungry (and with no allowance for
individual taste), play times with the same pre-programmed activities, often
with little variation day after day.
Category = Quality |
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