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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on March 3, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj007
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
Received April 5, 2004
Revised October 27, 2004
Accepted January 26, 2005

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Does Time Spent in Child Care Influence Risk for Unintentional Injury?

David C. Schwebel PhD1*, Carl M. Brezausek MS2, and Jay Belsky PhD3

1 Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2 Center for Educational Accountability, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and
3 Birkbeck University of London

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
David C. Schwebel, E-mail: schwebel{at}uab.edu


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Objective To investigate the effect of quantity and quality of early child care on children’s risk for unintentional injury. Methods A diverse cohort of 1,225 children was recruited from several sites in the United States and followed from birth until first grade. Quantity and quality of child care from birth until entry into kindergarten were used to predict unintentional injuries from age 6 months until first grade. Measures from an evaluation at 6 months of age were tested as covariates. Results Children who spent more time in nonparental childcare environments were at slightly reduced risk for unintentional injury after controlling for child (gender, temperament), family [socioeconomic status (SES)], parent (positive parenting), and child care (quality of care) characteristics. Conclusions We discuss possible explanations for the results, including the possibilities that childcare center environments are safer than the homes of most preschoolers or that attendance in child care is nonrandom.

Keywords: child care; children; injuries; safety.
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