Daycare has both positive and negative effects on children's development. And the effects vary and depend on various factors. According to NICHD, over 70% of children are in child care arrangement because both of their parents are working. So if you're planning to send your baby to daycare, you must know the pros and cons of of a day care & also the criteria for choosing a good quality day care center. Check the slides here to know.

1. Effects of Day Care On Child's Development

2. As per National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD) studies over 70% of children are in child care
arrangement because their both parents are working.

3. Sometimes, parents are advised by a child specialist to enroll their
child in a day care because that will promote the child's
development.

4. Let's learn more about the effects.

5. Daycare has both positive and some negative
effects.

6. The effects vary and depend on factors like
:- Quality of care
:- Type of care
:- Amount spent on it and
:- Parenting.....

7. What are the pros and cons of day
care?

8. The positive developments are :-

9. Memory :-
Day care children show early advantage than home care in terms
of memory development..

10. The day care children tends to score higher on different
standardized school tests than home care children.

11. Cognitive and language development:-
The day care children develop higher cognitive functioning and a
larger vocabulary skill, which enhances their language development.

12. The children who get proper nurturing day care environment
usually achieve good scores in class.

13. Development of social skills :-
Early positive effect of attending day care helps the child to
develop high quality care on cooperation
:- assertion
:- responsibility
:- self control etc..

14. The children of day care develop bonding so easily with adults and
peers than child who did not attend day care.

15. The long term positive effect of social development also
indirectly enhances the child's dynamic growth process in
later age.

16. What are the negative outcomes of day care?

17. Behavioral ups & downs :-
Sometimes, the day care is also responsible for the
development of negative behavioral issues in children.

18. According to the NIH study, the child who spends ten or
more hours in a week in day care tended to be more
argumentative, disobedient and disruptive in class.

19. The children who spent more time in day care always have
conflicts with parents and teacher in later age.

20. These children also show a habit of not doing work
independently
:- Don't use time wisely
:- Don't complete their work promptly etc..

21. These children also show an attachment insecurity with
parents and in later stage they experience social
withdrawal, depression, and anxiety etc.

22. But except all these things, the child development is all depends
on caregivers of the day care center. So parents should select a
day care very cautiously.

23. The following are the qualities one should look into while
choosing a day care center.

24. :-The care givers should show and possess positive attitude.
:- Responds quickly to children queries
:- Encourages and advances the children behavior
:- Discourages negative interactions etc.

25. Tips :- The children's outcome will be better if their
parents are responsive, sensitive, attentive and deliver a
positive stimulation while interacting with them.