London, June 06 (ANI): Mothers do not need to feel guilty for sending their babies to nurseries, as it does them no harm, an expert claims.
Kathy Sylva, professor of educational psychology at Oxford University, insists mothers are unable to spare time for their babies have no reason for worry, as research shows that nursery does the "vast majority" of children under two no harm at all.
"A lot of parents worry unnecessarily about this issue but my research shows that the vast majority of children are not impaired on any measure by attending nursery under the age of two," the Times quoted her, as saying.
She added: "I get parents weeping down the line. They say that they both have to work and that they need both incomes but they worry that one of them should stay home to look after their 15-month-old rather than use a nursery.
"I tell them that the research shows that the vast majority of children under two in nurseries are fine. And I tell them there are many things parents can do to make sure that their child is part of that majority.
"They can check the quality of the nursery care, speak to other parents, visit the nursery unexpectedly, make sure staff turnover isn't high and talk to the people actually caring for their child, not just the director."
Sylva supports her claims with data from the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project.
It is apparently the largest study in Europe on the impact of early education and care on children's development. It has followed the progress of 3,000 children since 1996. (ANI)
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