Mediating effects of early childhood programs and high quality home environments on the cognitive development of poor children involved in the child welfare system

Inga Saitadze

Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 120, issue C

Abstract: The current study used the data from the National Survey of Children and Adolescents (NSCAW II) to examine the effects of early childhood program (ECE) participation and high-quality home environments on the cognitive outcomes of 16–46 months children (N = 342) living in poverty and investigated by the child welfare system (CWS) for possible child maltreatment. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the direct and indirect pathways from family income to children’s early cognitive development as well as the role of ECE participation and the quality of home environments in mediating the negative effects of poverty on children’s outcomes.

Keywords: children's cognitive development; effective mediating factors; cognitively stimulating home environments; child welfare involved young children; early childhood education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105736

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