This is a pretty good summary of the research on daycare effectiveness. It is a Much More Than You Wanted To Know-style post from a science blogger criticalscience who has some interesting posts on Medium.
TL;DR:
Adverse effects on children younger than three years old.
The effect is worse the younger the children are.
The effect is stronger for longer hours.
The effect is weakerCORRECTION: worse for children from socio-economically better-off families.
[Link] Childcare : what the science says
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This is a pretty good summary of the research on daycare effectiveness. It is a Much More Than You Wanted To Know-style post from a science blogger criticalscience who has some interesting posts on Medium.
TL;DR:
Adverse effects on children younger than three years old.
The effect is worse the younger the children are.
The effect is stronger for longer hours.
The effect is
weakerCORRECTION: worse for children from socio-economically better-off families.Nannies are OK.
Childcare : what the science says