1. Day Care
Learning Objective/Aim:
Understand research on Day Care.
Be able to evaluate this research.

2. Day Care is needed by many of these women. What is Day Care?
FACT: In a 2005 study, 70% of women with a child under the age of 1 year went out to work in the UK.
Day Care is needed by many of these women.
What is Day Care?
Any form of childcare that is day time only and usually takes place outside the home.
It includes: Nurseries
Child minders
Nannies
The case for:Link to day care study

3. TASK Work in pairs. Carefully read all the studies on your sheet.
Decide whether or not each study finds evidence of day care providing benefits or disadvantages.
Cut each study out and stick it onto the correct side of your A3 page.
Now label each study as concerning either
A = Aggression Or
P = Peer relations
S = Sociability (in general)

4. Evaluation of Research on Day Care
TASK:
Work independently on this task.
Read the evaluation (AO2) sheet for day care.
Fill in the missing words from the list at the bottom of the page.

5. Plenary EPPE study 20+ hours of day care depressed mums NICHD study
In pairs, take it in turns to explain all you can about the following:
EPPE study 20+ hours of day care
depressed mums NICHD study
insecurely attached children %
low education & income of mum
Shy mums versus outgoing mums

6. Sample 12 mark exam question
1.Outline & evaluate research into the effects of day care on social development (e.g. Aggression & peer relations). (12 marks)

7. Homework
Complete the past paper exam questions on the handout provided.

8. Final Tasks Read the 3 Mediating Factors & summarise the information
in a simple spider diagram.
Read & highlight the handout
‘How has research affected
child care practices?’

9. Effects of research on Day Care
Look at the 2 qns below.
How do they differ?
Which studies are they
wanting you to consider in writing your answers?
Describe 2 implications of attachment research for child care practices. (4 marks)
Describe 2 implications of day care research for child care practices. (4 marks)