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“Psychologists are divided in the extent to which they see day care as beneficial to children’s development.” To what extent does day care have a beneficial effect on cognitive and social development?
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"Psychologists are divided in the extent to which they see day care as beneficial to children's development." To what extent does day care have a beneficial effect on cognitive and social development? There is much debate among psychologists as to whether or not daycare can actually harm social and cognitive development in children. There are numerous forms of daycare available, the most popular being day nurseries, crèches and childminders. Children under the age of 8 are able to attend either full time or part time. It is inevitable that the effects of daycare will depend hugely on the quality and quantity of care a child receives. Bowlby's maternal deprivation hypothesis began to raise a large issue about the likelihood of daycare having detrimental effects on a child's cognitive and social development. Although extremely controversial, Bowlby believed that if a child is separated from his or her primary caregiver before the age...
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