We ve identified the six building blocks of healthy minds, which also build healthy brains, and it s hard to provide that as richly in a non-home setting. We re talking as if there s child care versus parents. Then I ll get to you, Ms. Yoest. We re talking as if there s child care versus parents. And that s really not right.
Parents are always first and foremost in children s lives.
That s absolutely essential to children. Children need good quality care in their families, and I believe for those children who are in child care they need it in child care. Let s try to give families more income so that they can be at home, but let s also at the same time try to do what we can to make sure that those children who are in child care have warm and nurturing relationships that are durable. Well, I think we ve never really done studies in families in the same way that we ve done them in child care. I think that, you know, what the research shows is I think very important.