Assertiveness, dutifulness, openness to new and communicative strength – se qualities seem to be promoted when children go to kindergarten early. Researchers at German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) have found this out. "Children who were in a daycare for a year longer have besserekommunikative skills on average and are more assertive. The Sindwichtige personality traits that can later also affect dieBildungs and labour market opportunities, "SagtStudienautorin Frauke Peter.

Youand ir colleagues wanted to know wher visit to a Kita has a long-term positive effect on development of a child – and if so, wher re is also a connection between demEintrittsalter in daycare and duration of visit, so OBEs a difference Wher a toddler is already attending with three years of kindergarten or just starting from age of four.

Based on data from National Education Panel (NEPS), carried out West German children from year 1994/1995 studied. It was one of first years to assert a legal claim to EinenKindergartenplatz, because it was introduced in Jahr1996 for children from age of four. Previously, Esin West Germany was customary for children to be cared for by mor at home – comprehensive child day care gave don't. In middle of Nineties not even every dritteKind a kindergarten, only with introduction of Rechtsanspruchesänderte rate was: already in 1998, every second child in Alterzwischen four and six years went at least half-day in EinenKindergarten.

Daycare helps – independent of parental home and later school

Daswirkte seems to have had a positive impact on development of se children. In 2010, Peter and her colleagues interviewed children of Jahrgangs1994/1995, who were in ninth grade at time. The children should assess extent to which certain Persönlichkeitsmerkmaleauf y was. Depending on answers, y were divided into five personality clusters, which showed, for example, Wieoffen y are for new, how high ir Gewissenhaftigkeitausgeprägt is or ir altruism, wher y are quickly insecure or impulsive. In parallel, parents were asked, among or things, wher ir children had visited a kindergarten and how old Siedabei were.

Answer compared researchers with available childcare places in 1998 – that year, when cohort completed third year of life. "At that time, many districts and municipalities could not be created for all childcare places," says Peter. "Therefore, an gave a deadline: at beginning of school year, child was admitted to a kindergarten, which had already completed third year of life. Children, who only altwurden three years later in year, went out empty and did not come under until next Kita year. " Therefore, in same year some children were already with three, ors only went to kindergarten with just under four.

Genaudarauf came to research team: comparing DerSelbsteinschätzung of young people showed a deutlicherZusammenhang between early Kita entry UndPersönlichkeitsentwicklung as a teenager: who had already visited with three DenKindergarten, Responded as a teenager in DerNEPS survey in such a way that many non-cognitive skills WieFlexibilität and openness to new, sense of responsibility, communication skills, self-confidence and Durchsetzungsfähigkeitim cut were more pronounced than The AnderenJugendlichen – irrespective of level of education of parents and also form of school. Main students, who had gone to kindergarten with three, also had better non-cognitive skills than DieVergleichsgruppe on average.

Early Kita entry even better

In meantime, vintage 1994/1995 is in beginning of 20 and may have made transition to denAusbildungs and labour market. The investigation DesNEPS is continuing and is expected to provide data in medium term that nochstärkere conclusions on a link between Kitaeintrittund educational and labour-related success.

Wasgenau in kindergarten time but to Persönlichkeitsbildungbeitrug – quality of care, ir duration or dieAusstattung of kindergartens – researchers do not know, denndarüber do not give available data information. Neverless, Könntedie study will be transferred to current debate on expansion of DerKinderbetreuung for children from one year, is aware Frauke Peter sure: "It can be drawn parallels to today. It is to be assumed that even at a younger Kita entry age personality development will be influenced in longer term. We conclude, refore, that in principle for all children an early visit in a daycare should be possible. "

Date Of Update: 12 April 2018, 12:02