We all go through and experience some form of care from someone other than our parents throughout infancy and early childhood. Whether it was your grandparents or aunts and uncles or if it was a friend of the family paid to take care of you, it is considered daycare. Having a child in daycare does have an effect on attachment.
             Children who attend daycare seem to accept strangers more readily and are not as anxious when their mother or father leaves them. People who leave their children in the care of others for a considerable amount of time often speak of spending quality time with their children during the hours they have with them however, sometimes children benefit from spending time at home with their parents in a more relaxed manner and not under constant stimulation. A toddler who spends a lot of time in daycare would be more likely to accept the comfort of a stranger.
             While time apart from their parents make some children become detached from their family, some children are different and still have affection when they see them. Different children respond in different ways to this situation. The time that the child is there plays a big part in the way a child will respond and also the environment that the daycare is in. Each child reacts differently to daycare. Some children become bored very easily at home with mom or dad and really need the interaction of other children the same age. Other children seem to require more time alone with their parents. No two kids are alike in their needs.
             Quality time is good but one cannot plan every quality moment. Quality moments happen spontaneously during the course of the day. Most families need some kind of childcare. Just as consistency and quality are important, trying to minimize the hours spent away from one's child is just as important.
             Daycare, in either scenario, has both positive and negative effects on children that may either
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