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A Comparison of Three Types of Day Care and Nursery School-Home Care.
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Prescott, Elizabeth – 1973
A study was conducted comparing young children's experiences in three types of day care--closed structure, open structure and family--with their experiences in home care supplemented by part-time nursery school. A total of 112 children, aged 2 to 5, were observed, each for 180-200 minutes. Eighty-four were selected from 15 day care centers, half…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Care, Child Development, Comparative Analysis
Day Care as a Child-Rearing Environment.
Prescott, Elizabeth; And Others – 1972
Differences among day care environments and factors related to these differences are examined. Also, the probable effectiveness of group day care in meeting the developmental needs of children is discussed. Chapters I and II give the rationale and procedures of the study. Chapter III provides a description of patterns of teacher behavior and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Care, Child Development, Child Rearing