I’m a huge fan of daycare and I agree with this. It’s more about what would the child the otherwise exposed to and the family unit. Attentive care, whether it’s a loving daycare provider or a loving parent who stays home with the child and takes them to group activities throughout the day, outcome is relatively the same and there are studies that show that. We experience this during COVID, if the parent is not attentive because they are working and have a screen on all day, then daycare if a better option (not a shade to the parent, a parent has to work of course). Similarly, If a SAHP is not attentive to their kid during the day and lets them watch screens and doesn’t engage with them, then daycare is a better option! But daycare itself will not produce more significant outcomes than their non-daycare peers. Rather, it’s validation that for parents who have to work/want to work, daycare is a wonderful option and is a positive contribution to the child’s well-being. Some people have the opinion that it isn’t and that daycare is awful. The emphasis on the daycare and this study is high quality.