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Disrespect: Why What We Call Child Care Matters  Posted:
Updated: Floresco Productions via Getty Images  In March, a
study was published in Science magazine that contained
remarkable statistics about the effects of good child care on
later life. Briefly, it was found that not only did people who
received stimulating, appropriate care in their earliest days
have stronger cognitive abilities, compared to a control group
who did not, they were also notably healthier physically once
they reached adulthood. This study makes plain what logic has
always dictated but what we in the United States don't always
act on at the institutional level. Good child care from the
earliest days -- both at home and when the parents are at work
-- is absolutely crucial to the development of healthy,
productive adults.  The authors of the study use the term "high
quality early childhood program" to describe the kind of care
that the children who grew up to be healthier rec