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Many parents have the impression that daycare is just babysitting. At Futurekids Daycare the curriculum in the daycare and preschool is exactly the same except that the daycare program has more hours for honing skills such as language and math and more time for activities such as science, geography and cooking. Furthermore, the staff at Futurekids Daycare, are not only qualified in early childhood development but have various specialties such as Montessori training, special needs training, and backgrounds in Reggio Emelia and Elementary School teachings. Each year they also participate in various workshops such as fun family phonics and brain dance to further their professional development.

Many home based family daycares provide service with the primary function of keeping kids safe and entertained while their parents are at work. Also, it is not mandatory for caregivers of home based family daycares to have an ECE license. However, group daycare such as Futurekids Daycare in Coquitlam is governed by the ministry of health and community licensing and must meet the rigid standards for health, safety and programming.

It is well known that early childhood is critical to the development of young children. It is also well documented that children who do not have quality childcare are slower in developing many key skills and have a higher risk for developing emotional and behavioral problems later on. On the other hand, children who receive quality childcare develop skills that help them succeed in school and build healthy relationships with others.

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Could you please post some research links to back up your statements? Quality care can include an early childhood of just good CARE without any programming and net excellent students and excellent behavior.

What research are you referring to that is not based on poor children and african American poor male children?

By the time a child enters second grade there is no significant difference between those who had early childhood education and those who did not. The only exception to that is desperately poor children who fare better than desperately poor children who did not attend an early childhood program. The results for this very small subsect of the population are due to the children being cared for out of their parents home and away from their parents, not because the program itself had educational merits.

Do you have any research on your students beyond entry into second grade that show their academic skillls in.reading, math, and science are higher than the children who did not attend an early childhood program?