Foreword, Duane Alexander
I. Overview
1. Nonmaternal Care and Family Factors in Early Development: An
Overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
II. Child Care Use and Quality
2. Child Care in the First Year of Life, NICHD Early Child Care
Research Network
3. Characteristics of Infant Child Care: Factors Contributing to
Positive Caregiving, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
4. Child Care Characteristics of Infants with and without Special
Needs: Comparisons and Concerns, Cathryn L. Booth and Jean F.
Kelly
5. A New Guide for Evaluating Child Care Quality, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
6. Characteristics and Quality of Child Care for Toddlers and
Preschoolers, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
III. Why Consider Family Effects in a Study of Child Care?
7. Familial Factors Associated with the Characteristics of
Nonmaternal Care of Infants, NICHD Early Child Care Research
Network
8. Before Head Start: Income and Ethnicity, Family Characteristics,
Child Care Experiences, and Child Development, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
9. Change in Family Income-to-Needs Matters More for Children with
Less, Eric Dearing, Kathleen McCartney, and Beck A. Taylor
10. Chronicity of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Maternal
Sensitivity, and Child Functioning at 36 Months, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
11. The Interaction of Child Care and Family Risk in Relation to
Child Development at 24 and 36 Months, NICHD Early Child Care
Research Network
IV. Child Care and Health
12. Child Care and Common Communicable Illnesses, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
13. Child Care and Common Communicable Illnesses in Children Ages
37-54 Months, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
V. Child Care and Mother-Child Relations
14. The Effects of Infant Child Care on Infant-Mother Attachment
Security, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
15. Child Care and Family Predictors of Preschool Attachment and
Stability from Infancy, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
16. Caregiver-Mother Partnership Behavior and the Quality of
Caregiver-Child and Mother-Child Interactions, Margaret Tresch
Owen, Anne M. Ware, and Bill Barfoot
17. Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction in the First 3 Years of
Life, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
18. Early Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction from 36 Months
through First Grade, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
VI. Child Care and Psychological Development
19. Early Child Care and Self-Control, Compliance, and Problem
Behavior at 24 and 36 Months, NICHD Early Child Care Research
Network
20. Early Child Care and Children's Peer Interaction at 24 and 36
Months, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
21. Does Amount of Time Spent in Child Care Predict Socioemotional
Adjustment during the Transition to Kindergarten?, NICHD Early
Child Care Research Network
22. The Relation of Child Care to Cognitive and Language
Development, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
23. Does Quality of Child Care Affect Child Outcomes at Age 4 1/2?,
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
24. Child Outcomes When Child Care Center Classes Meet Recommended
Standards for Quality, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
25. Child Care Structure --> Process --> Outcome: Direct and
Indirect Effects of Child Care Quality on Young Children's
Development, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
26. Early Child Care and Children's Development Prior to School
Entry, NICHD Early Child Care Research Network
VII. Effects of Families on the Development of Children Who Are in
Child Care
27. Factors Associated with Fathers' Caregiving Activities and
Sensitivity with Young Children, NICHD Early Child Care Research
Network
28. Relations between Family Predictors and Child Outcomes: Are
They Weaker for Children with Child Care?, NICHD Early Child Care
Research Network
29. Families Matter--Even for Kids in Child Care, NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network
VIII. Commentary
30. Human Developmental Science Serving Children and Families:
Contributions of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, Sharon
Landesman Ramey
The editors of this volume are members of The NICHD Early Child
Care Research Network, as of 2004. The Network was established in
1989 and began working on the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and
Youth Development. Members of the Network have designed,
implemented, analyzed, and written about this study as a
collective.
Members of The NICHD Early Child Care Research Network in 2004,
listed alphabetically, are Virginia Allhusen, PhD, Jay Belsky, PhD,
Cathryn Booth-LaForce, PhD, Robert Bradley, PhD, Celia A. Brownell,
PhD, Margaret Burchinal, PhD, Susan B. Campbell, PhD, K. Alison
Clarke-Stewart, PhD, Martha Cox, PhD, Sarah L. Friedman, PhD,
Willard W. Hartup, EdD, Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, PhD, Aletha C. Huston,
PhD, Deborah Johnson, PhD, Bonnie Knoke, MS, Nancy Marshall, EdD,
Kathleen McCartney, PhD, Frederick J. Morrison, PhD, Philip Nader,
MD, Marion O'Brien, PhD, Margaret Tresch Owen, PhD, Ross D. Parke,
PhD, Deborah Phillips, PhD, Robert Pianta, PhD, A. Vijaya Rao, PhD,
Wendy W. Robeson, EdD, Carolyn Roy, PhD, Susan Spieker, PhD,
Deborah Lowe Vandell, PhD, and Marsha Weinraub, PhD.
This 'must-read' volume describes one of the most comprehensive and
innovative child development studies of the last 20 years. It
brings together, for the first time, essential findings on how
child care quality, family environment, and parenting together
contribute to a child’s life chances. The authors provide a
compelling story of young children’s experiences today and the
challenges facing parents as they make choices about work and care.
Psychologists, social scientists, and policymakers concerned with
early childhood education, family social policy, and pediatric
health will find this book extremely valuable.--Jeanne Brooks-Gunn,
PhD, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development is a
critically important milestone in the science of human development.
The results compellingly illustrate the powerful roles of child
care experience and family dynamics in shaping human adaptation and
development. The results also offer a somber warning on the
developmental consequences of poor-quality out-of-home care, which
is all too prevalent in the United States. This book can and should
influence every child care provider, parent, and policymaker to
strive for an improvement in the quality of child care and of
family social policy.--Craig T. Ramey, PhD, Center on Health and
Education, Georgetown University
This book is a badly needed compilation and interpretation of the
multifaceted results of the landmark NICHD study of child care in
America. This is not only the single most important study of child
care ever done, but it was undertaken by a group of extremely
knowledgeable scholars. Their willingness to explore conventional
as well as controversial issues concerning the effects of early
care experiences on the developing child makes this volume a
treasure.--Edward Zigler, PhD, Department of Psychology (Emeritus),
Yale University
- This well-organized volume begins with a much-needed and
well-articulated overview of the original NICHD study design....A
major strength of this volume is the abridged chapters, eliminating
any redundancy....Given the purpose of this volume as a resource
and a vehicle for disseminating what the NICHD research network
felt was the most important information from the first phase of the
NICHD study, it can be stated without reservation that its purpose
was fulfilled and its contribution to the field is
invaluable....Has immeasurable utility and vast applicability for
individuals interested in dynamic interplay among family, child
care, and early childhood development. Without doubt, this book
should be considered a must have in most personal and institutional
libraries. --Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology,
12/25/2005ƒƒ This is a landmark book and should be read by all who
make decisions about day care. The topic is one of immense
importance and will be of great interest to writers of textbooks
and of books on parent-child relations. Its contents range broadly,
going beyond day care to other concerns in the field of child
development. --PsycCRITIQUES, 12/25/2005
This 'must-read' volume describes one of the most comprehensive and
innovative child development studies of the last 20 years. It
brings together, for the first time, essential findings on how
child care quality, family environment, and parenting together
contribute to a child’s life chances. The authors provide a
compelling story of young children’s experiences today and the
challenges facing parents as they make choices about work and care.
Psychologists, social scientists, and policymakers concerned with
early childhood education, family social policy, and pediatric
health will find this book extremely valuable.--Jeanne Brooks-Gunn,
PhD, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development is a
critically important milestone in the science of human development.
The results compellingly illustrate the powerful roles of child
care experience and family dynamics in shaping human adaptation and
development. The results also offer a somber warning on the
developmental consequences of poor-quality out-of-home care, which
is all too prevalent in the United States. This book can and should
influence every child care provider, parent, and policymaker to
strive for an improvement in the quality of child care and of
family social policy.--Craig T. Ramey, PhD, Center on Health and
Education, Georgetown University
This book is a badly needed compilation and interpretation of the
multifaceted results of the landmark NICHD study of child care in
America. This is not only the single most important study of child
care ever done, but it was undertaken by a group of extremely
knowledgeable scholars. Their willingness to explore conventional
as well as controversial issues concerning the effects of early
care experiences on the developing child makes this volume a
treasure.--Edward Zigler, PhD, Department of Psychology (Emeritus),
Yale University
- This well-organized volume begins with a much-needed and
well-articulated overview of the original NICHD study design....A
major strength of this volume is the abridged chapters, eliminating
any redundancy....Given the purpose of this volume as a resource
and a vehicle for disseminating what the NICHD research network
felt was the most important information from the first phase of the
NICHD study, it can be stated without reservation that its purpose
was fulfilled and its contribution to the field is
invaluable....Has immeasurable utility and vast applicability for
individuals interested in dynamic interplay among family, child
care, and early childhood development. Without doubt, this book
should be considered a must have in most personal and institutional
libraries. --Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology,
12/25/2005Æ’Æ’ This is a landmark book and should be read by all
who make decisions about day care. The topic is one of immense
importance and will be of great interest to writers of textbooks
and of books on parent-child relations. Its contents range broadly,
going beyond day care to other concerns in the field of child
development. --PsycCRITIQUES, 12/25/2005
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