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EJ380599 PS516020

Title: A Longitudinal Study of Children with Day-Care Experiences of Varying Quality.
Author(s): Vandell, Deborah Lowe; And Others
Source: Child Development, v59 n5 p1286-92 Oct 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1989

Twenty children were observed at age four during free play at good and poor quality day care centers and again at age eight in triadic play sessions. Significant continuity was found between the four-year-olds' behavior in the day care centers and the children's functioning at eight years. (RJC)

Descriptors: *Child Development; Comparative Analysis; *Day Care Centers; *Educational Quality; Family Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies; *Outcomes of Education; Peer Evaluation; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Social Behavior