Children in higher quality childcare had somewhat better language and cognitive development during the first 4 and a half years of life than those in lower quality care.
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Day care appeared in France about 1840, and the Societe des Creches was recognized by the French government in 1869.
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The vast majority of childcare is still performed by the parents, in-house nanny or through informal arrangements with relatives, neighbors or friends.
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For all providers, the largest expense is labor. In a 1999 Canadian survey of formal child care centers, labor accounted for 63% of costs and the industry had an average profit of 5.3%
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Legislation may mandate staffing ratios
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hildren in childcare are more likely to take antibiotics than children outside of childcare
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Spain provides paid maternity leave of 16 weeks with 30-50% of mothers returning to work (most full-time) after this[citation needed], thus babies 4 months of age tend to be placed in daycare centers.
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A 2001 report showed that children in high-quality care scored higher on tests of language, memory and other skills than did children of stay-at-home mothers or children in lower-quality day care.
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the amount of time spent in daycare before four-and-a-half tended to correspond with the child's tendency to be less likely to get along with others, to be disobedient, and to be aggressive.
