Table 4. Association between center-based child care attendance and early childhood development at 2 years.
Crude | Model I | Model II | ||||
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BETA | (95%CI) | BETA | (95%CI) | BETA | (95%CI) | |
Cognitive development | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | 0.001* | |||
Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Some point in life | 2.53 | (1.41–3.65) | 1.67 | (0.50–2.85) | 1.35 | (0.17–2.53) |
Always | 4.21 | (2.68–5.74) | 2.87 | (1.26–4.78) | 2.44 | (0.83–4.05) |
Fine motor skills | 0.18* | 0.25* | 0.48* | |||
Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Some point in life | 0.60 | (-0.42–1.61) | 0.52 | (-0.56–1.61) | 0.32 | (-0.78–1.41) |
Always | 0.72 | (-0.66–2.11) | 0.69 | (-0.79–2.17) | 0.44 | (-1.05–1.93) |
Gross motor skills | 0.86* | 0.68* | 0.54* | |||
Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Some point in life | -0.47 | (-1.51–0.57) | -0.55 | (-1.66–0.55) | -0.64 | (-1.76–0.47) |
Always | 0.21 | (-1.22–1.63) | 0.01 | (-1.51–1.52) | -0.13 | (-1.65–1.39) |
Language development | < 0.001* | 0.04* | 0.24* | |||
Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Some point in life | 2.16 | (0.50–3.82) | 0.53 | (-1.19–2.24) | -0.17 | (-1.90–1.55) |
Always | 5.26 | (2.99–7.53) | 2.68 | (0.33–5.02) | 1.83 | (-0.52–4.19) |
Crude analysis (n = 3,778); Model I: adjusted for sex, maternal age, family income, maternal education, gestational age, low birth weight, and maternal depression (n = 3,561); Model II: Model I + stimulation variables (n = 3,561); * Test for trend.