AUSTIN, Texas—Children who spent their first four-and-a-half years in higher quality child care arrangements scored higher on tests of cognitive skills and language ability than did children in lower quality care, according to findings from the largest long term-study of child care in the United States. Dr Aletha C. Huston of The University of Texas at Austin department of human ecology is one of the principal investigators in the study.
Apr 18, 2001
Better quality day care results in better cognitive and language skills
Children who spent their first four-and-a-half years in higher quality child care arrangements scored higher on tests of cognitive skills and language ability than did children in lower quality care, according to findings from the largest long term-study of child care in the United States. Dr Aletha C. Huston of The University of Texas at Austin department of human ecology is one of the principal investigators in the study.
