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No gain for some children
13 Aug 2009
In the project, two-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds were offered up to 12.5 hours per week in a childcare setting. According to the article, the aim was to “improve the children’s social confidence, independence, verbal skills and reasoning ability”.
The study highlighted the difference that could be made by quality of setting. It showed that there was a positive impact on language ability in the higher quality settings, and that the children in these settings made significant progress in their language ability.
The pilot programme organisers found the best settings had better interaction between staff and children, including warmth of staff, sensitivity to children’s needs, behavioural management and respect and care of the children, writes Nursery World.
(Nursery World, 13 August 2009)
