The Impact of Time of Entrance to Center-Based Care on Children's General, Language, and Behavioral Development

Autor/inn/en	Narea, Marigen; Cumsille, Patricio; Allel, Kasim
Titel	The Impact of Time of Entrance to Center-Based Care on Children's General, Language, and Behavioral Development
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 4, S.278-285 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Narea, Marigen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650254221089610
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Young Children; Child Care; Child Care Centers; School Entrance Age; Child Development; Behavior Development; Language Acquisition; Early Childhood Education; Educational Policy; Mothers; Parent Education; Family Size; Spouses; Outcomes of Education; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Einschulungsalter; Kindesentwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Mother; Mutter; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Familiengröße; Ehepartner; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	There are contrasting results of the association between center-based care attendance and child development, mainly related to how the time of entry and permanence in the program relates to developmental outcomes. Using latent class analysis in a nationally representative sample of Chilean children between 6 and 35 months old (n = 3,992), and controlling for the child's age, maternal education, mother's marital status, and household income, we identify three different timings of entrance in center-based care programs. The three timings of entrance were defined as "early-entry" (16%), those children who are more likely to enter before they are 6 months old; "middle-entry" (16%), those who are more likely to enter when they are between 6 and 18 months old; and "late-entry" (68%), those children with a low probability of enrollment any time before they are 35 months old. We found that children from the "early"- and "middle-entry" classes had higher language development when compared with children from the "late-entry" class. Still, only those from the "middle-entry" class showed higher general development in the Battelle test. In contrast, children in the "early"- and "middle-entry" classes presented higher scores in the Child Behavior Checklist's externalizing behavior scale than children in the "late-entry" class. Our findings highlight the existence of a likely linkage between the timing of entry to center-based care and child development. It is essential to understand the potential advantages of center-based care in younger children, especially in enhancing their vocabulary and general development, and the potential negative association of early-entry with problematic behavior. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01