Preschool Education Birth to Age 4

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Competency 1—Knowledge of typical and atypical early childhood development

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A working mother has put her one-year-old daughter in childcare. The mother is not very satisfied with this arrangement. Lately, her daughter seems to favor her primary caregiver over her mother. The mother considers enrolling her daughter in another childcare program because she is concerned that her daughter is becoming too attached to her primary caregiver.

Based on the information above, are the mother's concerns a valid reason to enroll her daughter in another childcare program?

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Yes, because research shows that a child's attachment to more than one caregiver in the early years is detrimental to social development.
Yes, because a childcare program that encourages a caregiver to become attached to a child is violating professional standards.
No, because children can form multiple attachments, and the daughter will not be harmed by her attachment to her caregiver.
No, because a child forms only one attachment, which is to the mother, and the mother has nothing to worry about.

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Competency 1—Knowledge of typical and atypical early childhood development

Preschool Education Birth to Age 4