Children In High-Quality Early Childhood Education Are Buffered From Changes In Family Income (Medical X-Press 2- While losses in family income predict increases in behavior problems for many children, attending high-quality early childhood education and care centers offers some protection against families economic declines, according to a new study out of Norway. In Norway, publicly subsidized high-quality early childhood education and care is available to all children, from low-income to affluent, starting at age 1. The study found that children who dont take part in such programs have more early behavior problems when their families income drops. The study was conducted by researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, and Boston College. It appears in the journal Child Development. Our study adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the potential power of universal access to high-quality early childhood education and care for improving childrens well-being and growth, according to Henrik Daae Zachrisson, senior researcher at the Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development. When families incomes (adjusted for family size and yearly median income in Norway) decreased, their childrens behavior problems increased, the study found. Conversely, when families incomes increased, their childrens behavior problems decreased. These patterns were strongest in low-income families, so fluctuations in income seemed to matter most for those with the least. Children in both low- and middle-income households who attended high-quality centers had stable, low levels of internalizing problems (such as withdrawal and anxiety) regardless of whether their families experienced worsening or improving economic circumstances. medicalxpress/news/2014-10-children-high-quality-early-childhood-buffered.html *From our National membership with ECEC
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:16:39 +0000
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