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EJ367899 PS515579

Title: Relations between Early Child Care and Schooling.
Author(s): Howes, Carollee
Source: Developmental Psychology, v24 n1 p53-57 Jan 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1988
Target Audience: Researchers

Examines relations between aspects of early child care (age entered, full- or part-time structure and number of child-care arrangements and their quality) and school adjustment. Maternal education was found to be more closely associated with children's school adjustment than maternal employment, marital status, or aspects of child care. (PCB)

Descriptors: *Day Care; *Early Childhood Education; Educational Background; Educational Quality; Elementary Education; Employed Parents; *Family Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies; Mothers; *Student Adjustment; Young Children