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Explore research on daycare outcomes for socially disadvantaged children, pre-school quality impact on test scores, intergenerational transmission through daycare, child behavior and SDQ informant discrepancies.
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Daycare, child development & learning outcomesCSER-WP1 @ May 2011 Paul Bingley & Mette Gørtz
The Team • Anders Holm (DPU) • Astrid Würtz (ASB) • Bente Jensen (DPU) • Dario Pozzoli (ASB) • Gerard van den Berg (Mannheim, D) • Ian Walker (Lancaster, UK) • Marianne Simonsen (Aarhus University Econ.) • Mette Gørtz (SFI) • Mette Lausten (SFI) • Nabanita Datta Gupta (ASB) • Paul Bingley (SFI)
Draft papers • Inclusion RCT (Holm & Jensen) • Pre-school quality & test scores (Bauchmüller, Gørtz, Würtz) • Intergenerational transmission and daycare (Bingley & Westergaard-Nielsen) • Child care, pre-teen skills and risky behavior (Datta Gupta & Simonsen) • SDQ informant discrepancies & child behavior (Datta Gupta, Lausten, Pozzoli)
Inclusion RCT • Holm & Jensen • Early childhood education & care program for inclusion • Socially disadvantaged children • RCT 30/30 daycare centers, 3000 children • SDQ socio-emotional development outcome • Benefits emotional symptoms, conduct problems & hyperactivity
Pre-school quality & test scores • Bauchmüller, Gørtz, Würtz • Daycare exposure 3-5, placeguarantee IV, 9th grade test score GPA outcome • Staff/child, male carer share, pedagogical training • Boys, poor households, immigrant families, staff turnover
Intergenerational transmission & daycare • Bingley & Westergaard-Nielsen • 1970’s daycare institution expansion • Municipal daycare availability diff-in-diff • Schooling & earnings at age 27 outcomes • Slight moderation of mother-child schooling correlation
Child care, pre-teen skills and risky behavior • Datta Gupta & Simonsen • 1995 SFI-BFU cohort wave 4 @ age 11 • Municipal daycare place guarantee IV • No significant effects found
SDQ informant discrepancies & child behavior • Datta Gupta, Lausten, Pozzoli • Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire • Socio-emotional development psychometric instrument • Validated for parent, teacher, child response • Analyse explanatories of differential response • 1995 BFU cohort wave 4 @ 11 • Father knows best
Ongoing data collection • Danish Longitudinal Survey of Children • Børneforløbsundersøgelsen (BFU) • 6,011 children from 1995 • Interviewed 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 (presently in field) • Cognitive tests (Raven matrices mom & child) • Web survey (schooling, expectations, time & risk preference)
Looking forward • National tests • Danish (2,4,6,8), Maths (3,6), English (7), Geo. & Science (8) • Applied for daycare project research use • Ph.D. Student(s) • About to enrol • Combining with other funding