Comparing center-based with home-based child care: Type of care moderates the association between process quality and child functioning
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| Publication date | 2023 |
| Journal | Early Childhood Research Quarterly |
| Volume | Issue number | 62 | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 102-114 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
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| Abstract |
This study compares process quality and child functioning in Dutch center-based care and home-based care and explores the role of the dyadic caregiver-child relationship. Participants in this study included 228 children from 74 locations (154 attending center-based child care, 74 home-based child care; mean age 2.5 years). The level of emotional and behavioral support and caregiver-child closeness was higher in home-based care than center-based care, whereas quality of the physical environment was higher in center-based child care. Children's well-being was higher and levels of problem behavior were lower in home-based care compared to center-based care. The caregiver-child relationship was related to a higher level of well-being and less problem behavior. Process quality was more strongly related to children's functioning in home-based child care compared to center-based child care. The dyadic relationship quality is an important element of the care ecology of preschool children and predicts child functioning in both home-based and center-based care.
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| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2022.07.017 |
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