Study Links Child Care to Problem Behavior
March 26, 2007 By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer
In this Feb. 28, 2006, file photo, three-year-old Nathan Austin, center, dances around his classroom with teacher Jennifer Grillo-Bates, left, and classmates at the Egenolf Early Childhood Center in Elizabeth, N.J. According to a new study by the National Institutes of Health, youngsters who had quality child care before kindergarten had better vocabulary scores by fifth grade, but the more time they spent in child care, the more likely their sixth grade teachers were to report problem behaviors. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)
(AP) -- The more time that children spent in child care, the more likely their sixth grade teachers were to report problem behavior.
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