A Stanford and Berkeley study of over 14,000 children finds pre-school/daycare harms social development.

A Stanford and Berkeley study of over 14,000 children finds pre-school/daycare harms social development.

“The UC Berkeley-Stanford study found that all children who attended preschool at least 15 hours a week displayed more negative social behaviors such as trouble cooperating or acting up, when compared with their peers. The discrepancies were most pronounced among children from higher-income families.”

Note: No research has demonstrated that “moderate” advantage in cognitive tests for children in “high quality” preschool/daycare endure in the long term.

Note: The majority of daycares in the US and Canada have been found to be of low quality.

Read more about the studies:

• New report examines effects nationwide of preschool on kids’ development (Press release UCBerkely News: Nov 1 2005)
• Loeb’s study on preschool finds bright side, dark side (broken link)
• And also this article in Parenting Science “Preschool Stress: What Causes it, and how can we help kids” (2005)