Caregiver behaviours and adaptive behavior development of very young children in home care and daycare

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of home#shmother care and daycare caregiver behaviors on the adaptive behavior development of children #op18 to 24 months#cp. Other variables under investigation included two indices of socioeconomic status #opSES#cp: occupation and education of parents. The sample consisted of 72 children: 36 in a group daycare situation and 36 at home with the mother. The investigator measured adaptive behavior development using the revised Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale by Sparrow, Balla, and Cicchetti #op1984#cp. The investigators administered The Family Daycare Rating Scale #opHarms & Clifford, 1984#cp to mothers and caregivers of children to measure growth‐facilitating behaviors. A 3 X 2 ANOVA was used with two levels for mothers and with three levels of care ‐‐ child in home, child in daycare where caregivers show high frequency, and child in daycare where caregivers show low frequency of growth‐facilitating behavior. Results revealed higher Adaptive Behavior ...