Li et al (2013)

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  • Longitudinal study: A study that follows a group of people over time, to see how their lives change.
  • Longitudinal study- a study that follows a group of people over time to see how their lives change.
  • retrospective- looking back in time
  • Li et al was a longitiudinal retrospective study
  • The sample included 1364 families from 10 sample sites across North America.
  • the aim of li et al was to investigate how daycare quality at difference stages affects child outcomes.
  • It was concluded that High- quality care during first 24 months is important for memory development, but not as beneficial for academic skill development.
  • It was concluded High-quality preschool care prepared children for scholastic achievement.
  • The child outcomes investigated were Language, Cognition, Preacademic skills.
  • The child outcomes investigated of Language used Vocabulary tests and Comprehension tests.
  • The child outcome investigated of Cognition used Memory tests and Object recognition tests.
  • The child outcomes investigated preacademic skills by using Letter word identification and problem solving tests.
  • The daycare stages used were Infant-toddler (0-3) and Preschool (3-5).
  • the four day care patterns investigated were Low quality (0-3) Low quality (3-5), Low quality (0-3) High quality (3-5), High quality (0-3) Low quality (3-5) and High quality (0-3) High quality (3-5).
  • The results found that High-high children will have better outcomes than low-high children, for all areas maths, reading and language.
  • Results found High-low children will begin preschool with better outcomes than low-low, but their advantage will be eliminated in low-quality preschool. High-low children were better at the start.
  • overall, High-high children were best off with low-low are worst off.