Kristin Abner|Rachel A. Gordon|Robert Kaestner|Sanders Korenman
Does Child?Care Quality Mediate Associations Between Type of Care and Development?
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|Baruch College
studies document average children cared centers compared homes higher cognitive test scores worse socioemotional health outcomes authors assessed whether quality care received explains associations considered multiple domains child developmentcognitive socioemotional healthand examined whether mediation greater quality measures better aligned outcome domains using early childhood longitudinal study birth cohort found children centers better cognitive skills behavioral regulation children homes worse social competence generally equivalent health n 1550 found little evidence quality child care measured standard instruments eg early childhood environment rating scalerevised accounts associations type care child developmental outcomes