Life experiences and psychosocial development of the child: the role and quality of child care services (EMIGARDE)
The EMIGARDE cohort is a longitudinal study of child development conducted in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) from 2003 to 2011 with four collection waves (2004–2005–2006–2010). Families with a child born between June 2003 and April 2004 were recruited, and the study was conducted in four Montreal maternity hospitals. The baseline sample size included just over 500 children and 500 mothers. The aims of the study included examining the extent to which patterns of change in child care quality over time predicted child cognitive performance and examining whether or not distinct dimensions of quality were particularly relevant to cognitive performance.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
515 (children)
515 (mothers)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
2003 - 2004 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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