Research Consistently Shows That Young Children Exposed to Long Hours

question 19

Multiple Choice

Research consistently shows that young children exposed to long hours of mediocre to poor-quality child care

• A) score lower on cognitive measures only if they also come from low-SES homes.
• B) score lower on language measures, but high on social skills, during the preschool years.
• C) still show gains in cognitive, emotional, and social competence in the elementary school years.
• D) score lower on measures of cognitive and language skills during the preschool and elementary school years.

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