Nurseries do not harm children, says expert

www.grub4life.com today reports that toddlers may benefit from attending nursery, according to a child development expert, providing reassurance to parents following a raft of recent warnings over the effects of handing children over to care.     08-06-2010

In a story from www.telegraph.co.uk, Kathy Sylva, professor of educational psychology at Oxford University, said her research shows nursery does no harm to the “majority” of children under two. She also argues that those who attend average to high-quality nurseries will be able to form better relationships at primary school.
 
Her findings, reported in the Sunday Times, are based on data from the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project, the largest study of its kind in Europe on the impact of early education and care on children’s development. It has followed the progress of 3,000 children since 1996.

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