Does Night Care Affect Development? A Five-year Follow-up

Authors

Tokie Anme, Hamamatu Medical University, Hamamatu, Japan
Emiko Tanaka, University of Tsukuba
Ryoji Shinohara, University of Tsukuba
Yuka Sugisawa, University of Tsukuba
Taeko Watanabe, University of Tsukuba
Etsuko Tomisaki, University of Tsukuba
Uma Segal, University of Missouri-St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Japanese regulations have aimed to monitor night care for children since 1981, when a tragic accident took the life of a child in an unauthorized child care center. Nevertheless, concerns persist about the efficacy of the care of children outside the home during the nighttime hours. This longitudinal project assessed the development and adaptation of children who had been in night care for a period of five years. Parents and child care professionals completed surveys: The former about the home environment and their own perceptions of their experience of childrearing, and the latter about the children’s development. The results suggest that factors in the home environment, rather than center-based care, explain developmental risks.

Publication Date

1-1-2012

ISSN

2162-8467

Publication Title

Scientific & Academic Publishing

Volume

2

Issue

5

First Page

143

Last Page

147

DOI

10.5923/j.edu.20120205.06

Comments

10.5923/j.edu.20120205.06

Recommended Citation

Anme, Tokie; Tanaka, Emiko; Shinohara, Ryoji; Sugisawa, Yuka; Watanabe, Taeko; Tomisaki, Etsuko; and Segal, Uma, "Does Night Care Affect Development? A Five-year Follow-up" (2012). Social Work Faculty Works. 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5923/j.edu.20120205.06
Available at: https://irl.umsl.edu/socialwork-faculty/12