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[quote=Anonymous]Below are some quotes from the actual "science" (the studies, not the anonymous blogger):

“The strongest and most consistent influences on behaviour and emotional problems were derived from the home, including lower socio-demographic status, poorer maternal caregiving, parental stress/maternal mental health problems, as well as child gender (being a boy). Non-parental childcare had small effects on child outcome. “
The influence of different forms of early childcare on children's emotional and behavioural development at school entry - Stein - 2013 - Child: Care, Health and Development - Wiley Online Library

“The magnitude of associations between child care hours and externalizing behavior was modest. Implications are that parents and policymakers must take into account that externalizing behavior is predicted from a constellation of variables in multiple contexts.”
Testing a series of causal propositions relating time in child care to children’s externalizing behavior. (apa.org)

“As long as results from longitudinal studies are not available, we can only speculate on the possible risks of the observed increases in cortisol levels at daycare. The literature has reported at least two findings that do not support the hypothesis that these patterns endure over the course of development. First, elevated cortisol levels have not been observed consistently across settings, and seem to be related to the specific context of daycare. After all, children's cortisol levels at home have been found to be lower than at daycare. …Second, the observed higher cortisol levels at daycare seem to disappear when children grow older.”
Children's elevated cortisol levels at daycare: A review and meta-analysis - ScienceDirect

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