The NICHD (2006) study of the effects of child care on young children’s development found that:

Question

a. exclusive maternal care was found to be detrimental to children’s outcomes.
b. the quality non-maternal child care was unrelated to several cognitive and social outcomes later in childhood.
c. non-maternal care can have a more positive impact on outcomes than exclusive maternal care.
d. exclusive maternal care was found to have a positive impact on children’s outcomes.

Answer 1

b. the quality non-maternal child care was unrelated to several cognitive and social outcomes later in childhood.