That 83 percent of the children who spent more than 30 hours a week in child care did not demonstrate such aggressive behavior. Children react to the same situation in very different ways and may have sensory or developmental issues that prompt such behavior. That when the same group of children was 2 years old, there was a spike noted in aggressive behavior when they spent more time in daycare. It might go away again or it might get worse, in which case we do need to pay attention to this. That quality of child care was not part of the study.
Quality does matter.
We have study after study proving that. . . . And people make the mistake of thinking that home is always great. Home for many kids is no bargain. We have a million abused children, mostly by their parents. Zigler and other experts said the debate should not be about whether day care is good or bad but about how to improve what exists.