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Types of Studies
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Longitudinal/Prospective Study
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To answer the following questions:
1) Which family characteristics influence how early children are placed in care, how many hours they spend in care, how many care arrangements they are experiencing over time, and the quality of care they receive?
2) What is the relationship between the aspects of child care that are possible to regulate and the quality of care children receive in child care?
3) Is the family influence on children’s development diminished when children are in extensive child care - as compared to being cared for exclusively by their mothers?
4) Is the average number of hours that children spend in child care associated with their psychological development or their physical health?
5) Is the quality of the child care experience associated with the psychological or health development of children?
6) Are past experiences in child care predictive of later psychological or health outcomes?
7) Is the age of entry into child care, the number of care arrangements, and type of care associated with children’s psychological development or their physical health?
8) Is the relationship between child care and children’s development different for disadvantaged and/or for minority children?
9) Are their certain times in children’s lives in which child care experiences are important for their psychological or health development?
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