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Peer reviewedDunn, Loraine; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1996
Examined how preschoolers' experiences with mixed-age peers in family child care homes affect development. Found that interaction with younger and same-age peers was associated with less complex social and cognitive play and lower receptive language scores. Interaction with older peers was related to more complex cognitive play. The setting…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Child Development, Day Care
