Publications by authors named "Alexandre Ramchandar Gomajee"
Early childcare arrangements and children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms: an individual participant data meta-analysis of six prospective birth cohorts in Europe.
Katharine M Barry Demetris Avraam Tim Cadman Ahmed Elhakeem Hanan El Marroun Alexandre Ramchandar Gomajee
Lancet Reg Health Eur
October 2024
Background: Early childcare attendance may be related to children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms throughout childhood and young adolescence, however evidence from Europe is limited. We aimed to assess this association across multiple population-based birth cohorts of children recruited in different European countries.
Methods: Data come from six parent-offspring prospective birth cohort studies across five European countries within the EU Child Cohort Network.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers looked at how early childcare affects kids' development in France when they are 3.5 years old.
- They found that kids who attended center-based care or had a childminder were less likely to have development issues compared to those who stayed home with parents.
- However, informal childcare didn’t show a big difference in development outcomes, and the study suggests that early childcare can help kids grow better.