Long hours (in daycare and preschool)...impair social development

Long hours help academically, but impair social development

By Helen Gao
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 1, 2005

Two new studies have concluded that extended time in preschool or day care can thwart a child's social development, a finding already fueling a debate surrounding a nationwide movement to expand early education programs.


HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune
Carlos Juarez, 4, listened to Natalie Beissel read at a preschool class at Whitman Elementary yesterday. Studies show that early education programs help develop children's academic skills.
One study found that the social harm persists through third grade, regardless of how well caregivers work with preschoolers. Read this important article by clicking on the title.