%0 Journal Article
%T Health of School-Aged Children in 11+ Hours of  Center-Based Care
%A Tokie Anme
%A Ryoji Shinohara
%A Yuka Sugisawa
%A Lian Tong
%A Emiko Tanaka
%A Etsuko Tomisaki
%A Taeko Watanabe
%A Kentaro Tokutake
%A Yukiko Motizuki
%A Hisako Matsumoto
%A Chihiro Sugita
%A Uma Segal
%J Creative Education
%P 263-268
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2012.32041
%X With increasing numbers of women joining the evening/nighttime and extended-hour workforce, there is a need for quality childcare during these hours. This project, conducted in Japan, sought to compare the effects of expanded child-care on the health of 271 school-aged children. Parents completed a survey on the childrearing environment at home, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the presence of support for childcare; and childcare professionals evaluated the development of these school-aged children. Children responded to questions regarding their health. Results of the multiple regression analysis indicate that factors in the home environment, not length of time in center-based care, explained health risks at school age.
%K Health
%K Child-Care
%K Cohort Study
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=18795