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¶ … Defense of Early-Life Daycare
In today's economy, it is increasingly commonplace for families to budget based on the income of two breadwinners. The result is an increased need for daycare services for children of an increasingly younger age. This pattern has incited alarm among parenting advocacy groups, many of which have expressed concern that this trend could have negative psychological and sociological consequence as well as a deleterious impact on the family unit as a whole. Such concerns raise the question as to whether or not it is appropriate or healthy to place children under the age of five in daycare settings. Much of the research which we have encountered suggests that in fact it is healthy -- and in the right environment, even for very young children -- to experience this level of socialization prior to formal schooling.
According to the Directgov (2011), the government makes entitlements...
Here, it is reported that "All three and four-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early years education for 38 weeks of the year. This applies until they reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday). Free early years education can take place in nurseries, playgroups, preschools or at their childminders." (Directgov, p. 1)
This underscores the premise that there is both a familial necessity and a psychological appropriateness to placing children younger than five in positive and healthy daycare contexts. The government's position is further reinforced by research which finds that children can thrive at an early age in expanding social schema. Ochshorn (2010) reports that 57% of new mothers must return to the workforce before their children reach one year of age. This has prompted continuous research into the impact that such early separation between…
Works Cited:
Directgov. (2011). Childcare Options for 0 to 5-year-olds. Direct.gov.
Freedman, M. (2008). Too Young for Daycare? Essential Baby.
Ochshorn, S. (2010). Too Young for Childcare? Parenting.com.
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