The experience and perception of continuity between home and day care from the perspectives of child, mother, and caregiver

To examine the consistency between children's home and day care experiences and the impact of home#shday care differences upon adult-child interactions, 36 preschoolers mean age 42 months] were observed at home with mother and in full-time subsidized family day care. Discontinuities as well as continuities in interactions were observed. Open-ended interviews with family day care providers and mothers furnished further insights in perceptions of similarities and differences between the settings and speculation about possible impact on the children's development.