Early Learning and Child Care in Canada [Early Childhood Development] - Non-Governmental Organizations -

Apprentissage et garde des jeunes enfants au Canada [Développement de la petite enfance] - Organismes non-gouvernementaux -

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What's new from the
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June 6, 2010

What's new online:
[This section archives documents that
have been featured on the CRRU homepage..]

Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and Canadian Union of Public Employees
Publication date: 3 Jun 10 --- Posting date: 3 Jun 10

Broadbent, Ed
Publication date: 29 May 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

Canadian Child Care Federation
Publication date: 1 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

Daycare Trust & Bounty Parenting Club
Publication date: 29 Mar 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

child care in the news:
[This section features interesting and noteworthy news
about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.]

[CA-PE]
CBC News
Publication date: 2 Jun 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[AU]
Fraser, Andrew
Publication date: 2 Jun 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-BC]
National Union of Public and General Employees
Publication date: 1 Jun 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-PE]
CBC News
Publication date: 1 Jun 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-SK]
Adamko, Alanna
Publication date: 31 May 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 05

[CA-SK]
Adamko, Alanna
Publication date: 31 May 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-PE]
CBC News
Publication date: 31 May 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-PE]
Burn, Stephen
Publication date: 31 May 10 --- Posting date: 2 Jun 10

[CA-PE]
The Guardian
Publication date: 28 May 10 --- Posting date: 28 May 10

[CA-PE]
Wright, Teresa
Publication date: 28 May 10 --- Posting date: 28 May 10

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- briefing notes, factsheets, occasional papers and other publications
- theme pages, each filled with contextual information and links to further info

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In May 1997 a Canadian homemaker, Beverley Smith, laid an official complaint at the United Nations that Canada discriminates against homemakers in its tax, divorce and childcare laws and in Statistics Canada studies.
"Beverley Smith is a long-time researcher and activist promoting equality for all roles for men and women, paid and unpaid, and for the state to value the family side of the career family balance. (...) working to get a fairer tax climate to all kids, and all ways to raise them, addressing child poverty in a way that shows no favoritism for lifestyle or career choice"

(PDF file - 69K, 10 pages)
Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman and Michael Mendelson
May 2006
The federal government’s new Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) - formerly known as the Choice in Child Care Allowance - contains two serious flaws. First, the UCCB will be taxable in the hands of the lower-earner parent in the case of couples or the parent in one-parent families. As a result, different types of family with the same income will pay different amounts of federal and provincial/territorial income taxes on their $1,200 annual payment and so will receive different after-tax benefits. Single-parent families typically will end up with the smallest after-tax benefits from the new program. Second, to help pay for the new scheme, the Canada Child Tax Benefit’s $249 annual young child care supplement - used mainly by low- and modest-income families - will be axed. The resulting distribution of net benefits (i.e., after the loss of the young child supplement and income tax increases) will be irrational, confusing and unfair. No family will end up with $1,200. The largest net benefit - $971 - will go to upper-income one-earner couples, while those on welfare will get $20 less. Working poor families will get less than those on welfare, so the Universal Child Care Benefit will raise the welfare wall. The paper compares the UCCB with Caledon’s proposal to deliver the $1,200 through the Canada Child Tax Benefit, and finds the latter option superior on a range of criteria.

Related Links:

(PDF file - 121K, 26 pages)
Ken Battle, April 2006
As proposed to date, the new $1,200 Child Care Allowance will be a flawed scheme creating deep inequities. Working poor and modest-income families will end up with low net benefits, and one-earner couples will get more than single parents and two-earner couples. For example, an Ontario two-earner couple with net family income of $30,000 would end up with just $199, while a $200,000 one-earner couple would get a net benefit of $1,076. The paper explores several options to fix the flaws in the Child Care Allowance. First, Ottawa should not go ahead with its plan to eliminate the $249 young child supplement, which is part of the Canada Child Tax Benefit. Second, the Allowance could be exempt from the calculation of net family income. Third, it could be designed as a universal non-taxable benefit. Fourth, it could be delivered through the existing Canada Child Tax Benefit. Caledon favours the first and fourth of these options.

(PDF file - 15K, 3 pages)
Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman and Michael Mendelson
February 2006
The proposed $1,200 Choice in Child Care Allowance is a stealth program that will in fact deliver smaller benefits than advertised. Caledon proposes that the federal government instead deliver the $1,200 through the tried and true Canada Child Tax Benefit.

(PDF file - 63K, 7 pages)
Ken Battle
January 2006

Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman
November 2002
The case for investing in high quality child care is compelling and unequivocal. The current challenge is to develop an architecture that will help guide the construction of a Canadian child care system open to all families that want to use it. This paper discusses four possible implementation mechanisms: a codicil to the Early Childhood Development Agreement, a new national child care strategy, bilateral agreements on child care and federal-municipal agreements on child care. These implementation mechanisms were developed in collaboration with the National Liberal Caucus Social Policy Committee, Chair, John Godfrey, MP.

(Abstract)
Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman
September 2000
(PDF file, 7 pages, 31K)

Diversity or Disparity?
Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada (ECEC)
Second Report, Community Indicators Project
October 2003

News Alert
October 28, 2003
Release of Diversity or Disparity? Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada (ECEC), Second Report, Community Indicators Project
"...cuts to child care budgets in the three richest provinces - British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario - resulted in an overall loss of spaces"

contains media release, Q&A. (PDF file - 178K, 3 pages)
(NOTE: the table of contents is in the left-hand margin of the report page)
- 288K, 16 pages

- links to HTML and PDF versions of this year's report and last year's (released in October 2002), as well as French versions of reports for both years

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An Open Letter to John Manley, Finance Minister of Canada
cc. • The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
cc. • The Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada
May 22, 2003
- endorsed by over 50 local, provincial/territorial and national family and children's groups, from the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador to YWCA Vancouver
- supportive of the new prominence of child care in the federal budget and of the Multilateral Agreement of Early Learning and Care, but critical of the lack of financial commitment of the federal government over the next five years.
"... it is useful to reflect on the fact that the anticipated fifth year transfer to provinces/ territories of $350 million is approximately what your government was spending for child care through the Canada Assistance Plan when it was abolished in 1996 ($320 million in 1996 dollars) (...) The $25 million in the first year and $75 million in the second year scarcely reflect the importance of child care both for early learning and support for parents as highlighted in the Throne Speech and budget."
Source :

Campaign 2000 Critique of the 2003 federal budget:
(Feb. 19/03)
(Feb. 12/03)

Diversity or Disparity? Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada (ECEC)
ECEC Community Indicators Project Report
October 2002
(HTML)
(PDF file - 145K, 8 pages)
(PDF file - 33K, 1 page)

April 9, 2001
PDF file - 10 pages, 229KB
This Ontario Campaign 2000 paper developed in consultation with representatives from: Campaign 2000, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Ontario Association of Family Resource Programs, Toronto Public Health, Metro Association of Family Resource Programs and Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care.

February 24, 2006
It was first proposed in 1970 – a program that would provide affordable day care across the country. It was promised when Brian Mulroney and the Conservatives swept to power in 1984. And again four years later. By the time Jean Chrétien's Liberals did some political sweeping of their own in 1993, promises of a national day-care strategy had fallen victim to the realities of a government wallowing in debt. With budgetary knives sharpened and drawn, day care would have to wait..."
- be sure to check out the links down the right side of the page for interesting info* on day care and for links to five reports (under "External Links").
*for example:
(Feb/05) - median cost per month to parents for full-time centre-based child care (and these have gone up since Feb/05 when the analysis was done.)
- according to the table, the median paid for full-time day care of a preschooler 3-5 yrs of age in Ontario is $541 - almost five-and-a-half times the amount of the Conservative Child Care Allowance.
Source:

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Beyond Child's Play: Caring for and educating young children in Canada
Editor: Erika Shaker
April 2009
Our Schools/Our Selves is a regular report of the .
Sadly, the complete report isn't available online, but I'd recommend a quick perusal of the
(PDF - 285K, 5 pages) for anyone who is interested in early childhood programs.

Sample content from this issue:

(PDF - 1.0MB, 17 pages)
By Martha Friendly*
"(...) although this has been an era in which evidence about the benefits of quality early childhood programs for young children has gained public acceptance, and participation in the paid labour force has become the norm for mothers of young children, Canada has failed to make progress in early childhood education and care.

[* Martha Friendly founded and is Executive Director
of the in Toronto.]

(PDF - 295K, 7 pages)
By Erika Shaker

(PDF - 348K, 13 pages)
By Jody Dallaire and Lynell Anderson

(PDF - 290K, 9 pages)
By Susan Prentice

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(256 pages, $12 + tax & shipping)
This issue of Our Schools/Our Selves takes a broad, comprehensive view of child care and early childhood education and examines it through a variety of different lenses to offer readers a number of points of entry into this nuanced and multifaceted topic.

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Making Early Childhood Development a Priority: Lessons from Vancouver
May 2004
By Clyde Hertzman
"Canadians have become increasingly aware of the benefits of early childhood development. Traditional voices demanding increased access to child care and the prevention of childhood poverty were joined by those who, from a scientific perspective, recognized that the experiences of early childhood can have a profound impact on health, well-being, and coping skills across the entire life course. Governments too have recognized the value of funding these programs, and have implemented agreements that have brought modest levels of federal-provincial transfer payments. While this is a good start, it is only a start. Funding for children from birth to age 5 remains only a fraction of that spent on children in the K-12 system, despite mounting evidence that programs and services are needed earlier. This paper draws on findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, which suggests that as many as one-quarter of Canada's young children may be developmentally vulnerable at school entry. It also summarizes findings of a Vancouver initiative, the Early Development Instrument, which measured readiness for school across Vancouver's 23 neighbourhoods."
(Excerpt from the summary)

(PDF file - 564K, 13 pages)

Our mission is to improve the quality of child care services for all Canadians
"Founded in 1987, the Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of child care services for Canadian children and families. CCCF includes 16 regional affiliate organizations, independent members and other partner national organizations. The CCCF uses a variety of techniques to communicate amongst its members and to the larger child care community. "
- incl. links to : Affiliates - About Us - Membership - Practice - Press Room - Projects - Publications - Search

National Child Care Conference:

Co-hosted by the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia and the
Canadian Child Care Federation
Richmond, British Columbia
May 29-31, 2008

(PDF file - 973K, 1 page)

Related links:

*
37th Annual Conference

November 12-14, 2004
Winnipeg Convention Centre
"The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) is the host of the conference “Child Care For A Change! Shaping the 21st Century." The conference will take place at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, in Winnipeg, from November 12th to 14th, 2004. This exciting pan-Canadian conference will feature inspiring speakers such as UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis and Quebec Education Critic Pauline Marois. It will provide ample time for a rich dialogue and debate during sessions like the special Town Hall Meeting on Child Care. It is expected that the ideas generated from the conference will influence public policy and public perception about early learning and child care and help set the agenda for the next decade."
- (incl. list of 15 workshops)- - Papers - -

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Perception Magazine (November 4, 2004)
"A double issue of CCSD's magazine, Perception, was just published. This is a special theme edition, focusing on child care and early learning.
are available online to the general public.

(by Marcel Lauzière)

(by Charley Coffey)

CCSD commissioned three papers to enhance and promote discussion at the (Nov. 12/04, Winnipeg).

(PDF file - 121K, 10 pages)
by Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky

(PDF file - 137K, 17 pages)
by Rianne Mahon

(PDF file - 124K, 14 pages)
by Jocelyne Tougas

"Public Child Care --- Build it Right, From the Start"
- incl. links to : Action centre * Spread the word * Join the network * Background * Downloads * Links * Contacts

News Release
December 21, 2004
"OTTAWA – A new online action centre is upping the pressure on Social Development Minister Ken Dryden to lay the best groundwork for a new child care system. Visitors to www.buildchildcare.ca will be able to send a message to Dryden, their provincial minister responsible for child care and other decision-makers. The site, run by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, joins other advocacy campaigns promoting the four building blocks of quality child care. 'This online campaign will add new voices to the call for Minister Dryden to make sure that Canada’s new child care system is publicly funded and publicly delivered,' said CUPE National President Paul Moist."

BuildChildCare.ca Links:

November 12, 2004
"OTTAWA – Social Development Minister Ken Dryden must make Canada’s new child care system public and not-for-profit or he will run the eventual risk of trade challenges, warns a legal opinion commissioned by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). 'The trade implications make it imperative that our long-awaited child care program be public from the beginning,'said CUPE National President Paul Moist. 'The faster we make child care a public program, the better protected we will be from trade challenges by massive US big box chains like Kindercare.'"

November 2, 2004
"OTTAWA – Canada will go from patchwork to excellence if all levels of government work together to create the public, not-for-profit child care system that Canadians deserve and need, said Paul Moist, CUPE national president. Moist made the remarks as he joined with child care workers, parents and children to greet Minister Dryden Tuesday morning as Dryden began his day-long meeting with provincial social development ministers to discuss the child care program."
- incl. links to the following related articles:
* Wages for child care workers: the link with quality
* URGENT: Tell Ken Dryden to make child care history
* CUPE’s analysis of the federal speech from the throne
* CUPE blasts throne speech as blueprint for weak federalism
* Rapid response wins reprieve for BC college child care centre

"The Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC) arose from the second Canadian conference on Child Care held in Winnipeg in 1982. Over 700 delegates from all Provinces and Territories called for an effective voice to pursue child care issues at the federal level and to promote a broad consensus of support within all regions of Canada. We are an incorporated, non-profit, bilingual Association."

- links to a large collection of recent reports, alerts, and articles on child care in Canada

Sample content:

November 16, 2007
* (PDF file - 559K, 67 pages)
* (PDF file - 49K, 3 pages)
"(...) Our project findings show that few governments have clear public reporting that allows the public to easily track progress throughout the required reporting period (2000/01 through 2005/06). None meet all of the performance and reporting requirements outlined in the FPT Agreements. (...) [Therefore] in order to promote clear public reporting that supports the public in tracking the ongoing progress in child care services, we have one overarching recommendation: FPT governments should expedite the implementation of key public performance reporting guidelines"

NOTE Clicking on opens a page that includes links to the complete study and executive summary, to the individual sections of the report and its two appendices, and to information about child care expenditures in each province and territory and by the Government of Canada.

(PDF file - 58K, 4 pages)
June 15, 2006
The Conservatives claim child care is one of their priorities, but everything they’ve said and done indicates they don’t believe in quality early learning and child care. Words such as 'choice', 'universal' and 'institutional' take on peculiar meanings when Stephen Harper and his ministers use them. It’s time to deconstruct the Conservative spin on child care..."
Source:

Found on the website of the

October 27, 2004

April 2, 2004
- brief analysis of child care components of each provincial-territorial budget for

"The Child Care Coalition of Manitoba (est. 1993) is a broadly-based and unincorporated coalition of groups and individuals. The Coalition currently has nearly 50 group memberships. Our members include parents, the labour movement, women's groups, the childcare community, educators and researchers and organizations committed to social justice, among others."

The CCHRSC is a pan-Canadian, non-profit organization that addresses pressing human resources issues in the child care sector. Our projects develop research, strategies, and tools to meet the needs of the child care workforce and achieve related goals.

The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) focuses on research and policy resources in the context of a high quality system of early childhood education and child care in Canada..

- hundreds of media articles from January 2000 to the present

- links (provincial/territorial, federal/national, and international) organized under the following headings: - Government - Child care organizations - Social policy/child organizations - Research centres - Clearinghouses - Periodicals

- links to ~60 briefing notes, factsheets, occasional papers and other publications

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What's New from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit:
Each week, the Childcare Resource and Research Unit disseminates its "e-mail news notifier", an e-mail message with a dozen or so links to new reports, studies and child care in the news (media articles) by the CRRU or another organization in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC). What you see below is content from recent issues of the notifier.

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May 30, 2010

What's new online:
[This section archives documents that
have been featured on the CRRU homepage..]

(PEI)
28 May 10
- Government of Prince Edward Island promises major reform of their early childhood system.

26 May 10
- Latest research from the NICHD longitudinal study points to lasting importance of high quality care.

26 May 10
- Canadian Council on Learning releases the results of its annual measure of lifelong learning; finds Canada's score stalled in 2010.

26 May 10
- Documentary provides an exclusive look into the world of New York's "preschool scramble", where parents battle to place their children in elite nursery schools with limited spaces and high price tags.

child care in the news:
[This section features interesting and noteworthy news
about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.]

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May 22, 2010

What's new online:
[This section archives documents that
have been featured on the CRRU homepage..]

21 May 10
- Article by Helen Penn discussing her visit to Canada, our advocacy organization and the state of childcare in Canada and the UK.

20 May 10
- Presentations from the Atkinson Centre, OISE/UT symposium 'Monitoring quality in ECEC programs'.

20 May 10
- Paper from the Metcalf Foundation examining how we measure poverty levels, the working poor, child benefits, unemployment and Employment Insurance.

19 May 10
- Paper from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy discussing our nation's main social challenges in the future: Canada as a productive, caring and aging society.

19 May 10
- Closing speech by Michael Ignatieff from the Canada at 150 conference in Montreal. Highlights include the need in Canada for a pan- Canadian learning plan that includes early learning and child care for every Canadian family that wants it.

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child care in the news:
[This section features interesting and noteworthy news
about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.]

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May 16, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage.

10 May 10 - Reflective paper from Early Childhood Research and Practice discussing the similarities and differences in perspectives on play among early childhood educators.

10 May 10 - Report from the Australian Government focusing on child care in Australia over the past 5 years. Administrative and survey data are included.

10 May 10 - Report card from Active Healthy Kids Canada examining the state of physical activity in Canada with a focus on the early years.

10 May 10 - Cross- national study by Kaga Yoshie, John Bennett and Peter Moss looking at the integration of early childhood care and education within education.

child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.

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May 9, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage.

4 May 10
- Newly published chapter by Rachel Langford, Ryerson University, describing and analyzing the various provincial early learning curriculum frameworks.

4 May 10
- Report from The Canadian Facts exploring the 14 primary social determinants of health, including early childhood development, for Canadians.

4 May 10
- Report calculating the living wage necessary for a dual income family in Metro Vancouver to pay for necessities and support the healthy development of their children.

4 May 10
- Report by TARKI and Applica exploring child poverty and the effectiveness of policies to reduce child poverty and promote social inclusion in EU Member States.

4 May 10
- Annual report from NIEER profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States.

child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.

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4 May 10

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4 May 10

· [CA-MB]
3 May 10

· [NZ]
2 May 10

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2 May 10

· [AU]
1 May 10

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May 1, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage.

27 Apr 10
- PEI budget promises new funding for full-day kindergarten and child care; full report on kindergarten transition expected in the next two weeks.

27 Apr 10
- Press release from the Ontario Ministry of Education on the passage of full-day early learning legislation; transfers responsibility for child care policy to Ministry of Education.

27 Apr 10
- Presentation by economist Robert Fairholm for the New Brunswick Child Care Coalition discusses short and long term benefits of investing in ECEC; offers recommendations for NB.

27 Apr 10
- Pulitzer Prize winning series "uncovers a trail of phony companies, fake reports and shoddy oversight" in Wisconsin voucher program.

child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.

Franklin, Matthew
Publication date: 28 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 27 Apr 10

Seguin, Rheal
Publication date: 26 Apr 10

Corbett, Graeme
Publication date: 24 Apr 10

Mrozek, Andrea
Publication date: 23 Apr 10

Rushowy, Kristin
Publication date: 22 Apr 10

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April 25, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage.

21 Apr 10
- Canadian Teachers' Federation urges federal action on child poverty, including "a universal child care system providing dedicated funding for high quality care and early intervention".

21 Apr 10
- Latest issue of the Vanier Institute of the Family's quarterly magazine focuses on the recession's impact on families; includes articles by sociologist Kate Bezanson and the CLC Communities in Crisis Research Team.

21 Apr 10
- Brief by Mildred Warner from Cornell University calculates the stimulus effects of increased child care spending on output and employment in state economies.

21 Apr 10
- Recent edition of the Social Policy Report (US) discusses the "complexities, uncertainties, and limitations" of replicating "evidence-based programs". The main article is followed by three commentaries.

child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.

· [CA]
20 Apr 10

· [CA]
20 Apr 10

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20 Apr 10

· [AU]
19 Apr 10

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April 17, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage.

(draft version)
14 Apr 10
- Draft document from the Ontario Ministry of Education provides "learning expectations" for the new full-day early learning program to be implemented September 2010.

14 Apr 10
- Press release from the Government of Nova Scotia promises funding for fee subsidies and an Early Childhood Enhancement grant.

14 Apr 10
- Press release from CUPE Nova Scotia expresses concern that the province's new funding is open to for-profit operators.

14 Apr 10
- Press release from the New Brunswick Child Care Coalition recommends that NB "move away from a model where the government funds parents and work towards a model where funds flow directly to child care early childhood education programs."

14 Apr 10
- Latest issue of Bernard van Leer's Early Childhood in Focus looks at parenting support programs in five countries; identifies practical questions for policy makers, advocates and practitioners to consider.

9 Apr 10
- Occasional Paper by Martha Friendly and Nina Prabhu explores "the role that public policy could play in positioning ECEC programs to contribute to realization of Canada's promise of respect for diversity."

child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally.

Stephenson, Marilla
Publication date: 14 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 14 Apr 10

Times and Transcript
Publication date: 13 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 14 Apr 05

Borden Colley, Sherri
Publication date: 13 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 14 Apr 10

Delacourt, Susan
Publication date: 12 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 14 Apr 10

Brown, Louise
Publication date: 12 Apr 10 --- Posting date: 14 Apr 10

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April 11, 2010

9 Apr 10
- Occasional Paper by Martha Friendly and Nina Prabhu explores "the role that public policy could play in positioning ECEC programs to contribute to realization of Canada's promise of respect for diversity."

7 Apr 10
- Report from the OECD gives a detailed overview of gender differences in OECD countries on main employment and social issues; Canada has 4th largest gender wage gap.

7 Apr 10
- Report from the Daycare Trust (England) "aims to identify the elements required for high quality provision of ECEC and to establish and cost a high quality model."

7 Apr 10
- Video from Teachers TV shows how kindergartens in Germany have teamed up with engineering companies to develop teacher training and materials, including simple electrical circuits.

31 Mar 10
- Article by Martha Friendly in Education Canada discusses the full day early learning program in Ontario and how to create an ECEC system in Canada by "joining up" the existing patchwork of programs and "scaling" them up to reach more children.

child care in the news

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April 5, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

31 Mar 10
- Article by Martha Friendly in Education Canada discusses the full day early learning program in Ontario and how to create an ECEC system in Canada by "joining up" the existing patchwork of programs and "scaling" them up to reach more children.

31 Mar 10
- Recent volume of Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood features articles by Peter Moss and Rachel Langford, and a study of privatization in New Zealand.

31 Mar 10
- Report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says cities are filling gaps in the social safety net left by federal and provincial governments.

31 Mar 10
- Report from the Canadian Council on Learning "provides the most up-to-date information available on Canada's learning landscape."

24 Mar 10 - Ontario government says the budget will fill $63.5 million gap in child care funding.

Child care in the news
This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally. Items are listed in chronological order by publication date from the most recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for excerpts.

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March 28, 2010

What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

various
Posting date: 25 Mar 10

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

Lohmann, Henning; H. Peter, Frauke; Rostgaard, Tine & Spiess, C. Katharina
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

Child care in the news

This section features interesting and noteworthy news about ECEC and related issues in Canada and internationally. Items are listed in chronological order by publication date from the most recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for excerpts.

[CA]
National Post
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

[CA-ON]
Benzie, Robert
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

[CA-ON]
Monsebraaten, Laurie
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

[CA-ON]
Ross, Sara
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

[CA-NL]
Bailey, Sue
Posting date: 24 Mar 10

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March 21, 2010

What's new online

18 Mar 10
- Article from Today's Parent magazine reports results of an online survey of parents about child care fees and their feelings about the quality of the child care centres.

17 Mar 10
- Project from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC examines the relationship between "full school-day kindergarten for 4 and 5 year olds and BC's existing child care services".

- Norway
17 Mar 10
- Video from Journeyman Pictures focuses on an outdoor preschool in the northern Norwegian town of Tromso where, every day, children learn in nature.

17 Mar 10
- Report from University of Victoria's Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships centre for UNESCO.

Child care in the news

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March 14, 2010

10 Mar 10
- Analysis of the federal budget by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy finds that despite taxation change, the UCCB remains a "complicated and inequitable" social program.

10 Mar 10
- Canada ranks 25th in report from the World Economic Forum that assesses how well countries divide their resources and opportunities among men and women.

10 Mar 10
- News, resources and an IWD 2010 message from CRRU.

10 Mar 10
- Brochures for parents and child care providers from the Canadian Association of Family Resource programs offer information on play and child development in 11 languages.

3 Mar 10
- Leading up to the Ontario provincial budget, CRRU is collecting news stories and reports on current issues in child care in Ontario.

child care in the news

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March 7, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

5 Mar 10
- Press release from Campaign 2000 responds to the federal budget; says "tinkering with the UCCB... is far from a substitute for a system of accessible high quality ECEC."

5 Mar 10
- Government of Canada announces change in taxation rules of UCCB for single parent families.

3 Mar 10
- Federal government says they will make changes to the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) for single-parent families.

3 Mar 10
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calls for Canada to implement a national child care strategy that includes public funding, public planning and public reporting.

3 Mar 10
- The UN Commission on the Status of Women is reviewing implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. CRRU has collected Canada's reports, civil society response and media articles.

3 Mar 10
- Leading up to the Ontario provincial budget, CRRU is collecting news stories and reports on current issues in child care in Ontario.

child care in the news

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February 28, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

24 Feb 10
- Latest issue of the National Institute for Early Education Research's magazine: W. Steven Barnett on why targeted programs get it wrong.

24 Feb 10
- Report from the US Census Bureau for Economic Studies investigates the introduction of universal pre-K in three US states and its effect on children's enrollment and mother labour force participation.

24 Feb 10
- Consultation document from the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services proposes changes to Ontario child care regulations, including age grouping, group sizes and ratios.

24 Feb 10
- Response from the Association and Early Childhood Educators Ontario and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care to the Ontario government's proposed changes to the Day Nurseries Act.

child care in the news

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February 20, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

17 Feb 10
- Open letter to the leaders of Canada's political parties from the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada and Campaign 2000.

17 Feb 10
- Report from the Vanier Institute of the Family finds that "while the recession may 'technically' be over, it will be a long and challenging recovery for Canadian families."

17 Feb 10
- Online survey from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives asks what your priorities would be for the federal budget.

17 Feb 10
- Second book from the UK Millennium Cohort Study tracks the first five years of almost 19,000 babies born in 2000 and 2001; discusses development and implications for family policy.

17 Feb 10
- Brief from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) discusses the development of mathematics and science understanding in preschool children.

child care in the news

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February 14, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

11 Feb 10
- Open letter to the leaders of Canada's political parties from the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada and Campaign 2000

10 Feb 10
- Presentation by the president of the Canadian Council on Social Development explores the "relentless erosion of the social fabric of our country."

10 Feb 10
- Report from the Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) on Canada's progress in implementing recommendations made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2008.

10 Feb 10
- NDP leader calls on all federal parties to make women and children a priority in the next session of Parliament.

10 Feb 10
- Report from New America Foundation describes how New Jersey improved its early education system following a Supreme Court decision mandating high quality provision of pre-K in high poverty areas.

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February 7, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

3 Feb 10
- Report from the Centre for Spatial Economics estimates the short-term impacts on the Ontario economy of the ending of $63.5 million in child care funding.

3 Feb 10 - Report from Wilder Research (US) estimates the current savings to Michigan from past investments in early childhood, the costs of not investing, and the additional benefits of expansion.

3 Feb 10
- Press release from the Centre for Law and Social Policy summarizes significance to US child care of the Obama government's latest budget proposals.

3 Feb 10
- Working paper from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research reports findings from a 2008/09 study of what parents and teachers think about parent engagement.

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January 24, 2010

What's new online

This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.

20 Jan 10
- New Brunswick poverty reduction plan promises expansion of child care spaces and introduction of an Early Learning and Child Care Act.

20 Jan 10
- Staff report to the City of Toronto's Community Development Committee outlines issues surrounding Ontario's new full-day early learning program and offers strategies to address them.

20 Jan 10
- Video from Teachers.tv shows how an English primary school transformed their outdoor space from barren concrete to a thriving garden for play and learning.

20 Jan 10
- Report from the Vanier Institute of the Family discusses the current and possible roles of children in urban planning

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January 17, 2010

What's new online

13 Jan 10
- Submission prepared by Susan Prentice discussing the relationship between children's and women's poverty and the need for a national ELCC program.

13 Jan 10
- Working paper from NIEER discussing the impact of state funded preschool education on the supply and quality of infant and toddler care in the US.

13 Jan 10
- Presentations from an ICMEC's seminar exploring the childcare business from two separate angles by two childcare entrepreneurs.

13 Jan 10
- Resolution passed by The Canadian Chamber of Commerce on a universal early childhood development program.

Publication date: 1 Oct 09 --- Posting date: 6 Jan 10
Periodical from the Bernard van Leer Foundation looking at policy issues for effective early childhood education and care programmes.

Healthy Child Manitoba, Government of Manitoba
Publication date: 1 Aug 09 --- Posting date: 6 Jan 10
Guide from the Government of Manitoba created to assist child care centres and family child care homes in the development of inclusion policies.

Publication date: 9 Dec 09 --- Posting date: 6 Jan 10
Report from Duke University School of Medicine examining US state regulations for preventing obesity in child care settings.

child care in the news

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January 9, 2010

6 Jan 10
- Report from the European Commission comparing the childcare services of its 27 EU Member States and three EEA countries.

6 Jan 10
- Report from Duke University School of Medicine examining US state regulations for preventing obesity in child care settings.

6 Jan 10
- Guide from the Government of Manitoba created to assist child care centres and family child care homes in the development of inclusion policies.

6 Jan 10
- Periodical from the Bernard van Leer Foundation looking at policy issues for effective early childhood education and care programmes.

child care in the news


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December 20, 2009

16 Dec 09
- Article from BC Business looking at the economic value of investing in early child care and education.

16 Dec 09
- Report from The New Economics Foundation examining the economic value of six professions in the UK, one being childcare workers.

16 Dec 09
- Report commissioned by the Policy Research Directorate at HRSDC looking at the division of earning and caring activities in Canadian households.

16 Dec 09
- Report from the unicef Innocenti Research Centre looking at eight affluent countries and the situation of immigrant children.

16 Dec 09
- Mediacast of speakers from the R.W.B. Jackson Lecture held at OISE on November 18, 2009.

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December 12, 2009

10 Dec 09
- This week three major reports -- from the Senate on poverty, Paediatric Society, and Finance Committee -- as well as statements commemorating the Montreal massacre, called for national action on child care.

9 Dec 09
- Report from the Canadian Council on Learning with a new framework for measuring learning success in First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities across Canada.

9 Dec 09
- Report from the Council of Australian Governments on the new National Quality Agenda for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care.

9 Dec 09
- Report from OMSSA examining the impact of the federally derived Best Start program funding and what is at stake when it is discontinued.

child care in the news

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December 6, 2009

2 Dec 09
- Compendium report to the Early Learning report by Charles Pascal describing the curriculum and pedagogy required for the Early Learning Program.

2 Dec 09
- Resources provided by CUPE focusing on publicly delivered ECEC.

2 Dec 09
- British conference features speech by Peter Moss calling for early childhood education to be made a public responsibility and free like schools.

2 Dec 09
- Report from the Australian Senate examines the impact of the rise and fall of ABC Learning Centres and provides recommendations for strengthening child care in Australia.

2 Dec 09
- Newsletter from the Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation looking at the Atkinson Charitable Foundation's role in developing Early Learning in Ontario.

child care in the news

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NOTE: This piece by Laurel Rothman of Campaign 2000 is a rebuttal to an editorial that appeared in the National Post on November 26 entiled . The editorial takes a number of shots at Campaign 2000's proposals to end child and family poverty, claiming "that throwing money at the problem is never going to be the solution." Campaign 2000 disagrees, and the weight of the evidence supports the Campaign 2000 perspective. Analysis of strategic spending of public funds in many jurisdictions has demonstrated the power that smart social policies have to improve the lives of low-income children and their families. Recommended reading!

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November 29, 2009

25 Nov 09
- New report cards from Campaign 2000 on the child and family after-tax poverty rate in Canada compared to 20 years ago.

25 Nov 09
- Questions and responses on child poverty at the House of Commons Tuesday November 24, 2009.

25 Nov 09
- Joint publication from UNICEF Canada and UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre looking at Canada's progress in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

25 Nov 09
- Periodical from the Bernard van Leer Foundation exploring how various aspects of children's rights are being realized for young children.

25 Nov 09
- Reports submitted to the UN on November 20, 2009 outlining the status of Canadian children and measures adopted by governments to implement the UN CRC.

25 Nov 09
- Special report from UNICEF dedicated to child rights looking at the CRC's impact over the past 20 years, challenges for the next 20 years and an agenda for action.

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November 21, 2009

18 Nov 09
- Opinion article in the Toronto Star about Canada's progress since ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago; recommendations for progress are provided.

18 Nov 09
- Video on Teachers.tv focusing on the Reggio Emilia approach to ECEC rooted in a post-war history with examples of its influence on programs in the UK.

18 Nov 09
- Report from the Institute for Futures Studies discussing the feasibility and relevance of the social investment strategy in Europe.

18 Nov 09
- Article published by Focal Point discussing an initiative in Bolivia that makes children's rights an integral part of local governance.

31 Oct 09
- Media and other documents focusing on Ontario's plan and the Premier's announcement to move forward with a full day of learning in Ontario for four and five year olds.

24 Jun 09
- A new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

child care in the news

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November 15, 2009

11 Nov 09
- Study findings from projects sponsored by the French-American Foundation that sent US professionals to observe France’s early childhood system to inform US practice.

11 Nov 09
- Report from People for Education on school closing and the declining enrolment of students. Recommendations are provided.

11 Nov 09
- Program guide from the Ministry of Education, Government of Saskatchewan, promoting high quality, age-appropriate, and play-based learning for 3-5 year olds.

11 Nov 09
- Paper from the Ministry of Education and Research, Government of Sweden focusing on the Swedish education system and the Government’s policy on knowledge.

11 Nov 09
- Report from NACCRRA examining US states child care centre licensing regulations and the oversight of those regulations.

31 Oct 09
- Media and other documents focusing on Ontario's plan and the Premier's announcement to move forward with a full day of learning in Ontario for four and five year olds.

child care in the news

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November 8, 2009

4 Nov 09 - Paper from Griffith University exploring parental and child care staff perceptions of quality across child care governance structures in Australia.

4 Nov 09 - Paper by Rianne Mahon discussing various approaches to child care policy.

4 Nov 09 - Policy statement by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) outlining their position on early human development services.

4 Nov 09 - Final findings from The Cambridge Primary Review's 3 year study that examined primary education in the English system.

31 Oct 09 - Media and other documents focusing on Ontario's plan and the Premier's announcement to move forward with a full day of learning in Ontario for four and five year olds.

16 Sep 09 - New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09 - Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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October 31, 2009

28 Oct 09
- Media and other documents focusing on Ontario's plan and the Premier's announcement to move forward with a full day of learning in Ontario for four and five year olds.

28 Oct 09
- Points of view from various organizations and people on the implementation of the full day early learning report.

28 Oct 09
- Document from CUPE advocating and discussing why a publicly funded and delivered child care system is the way to go.

28 Oct 09
- CUPE has launched a cross-country tour advocating for public early childhood education and care. Tour dates and documents on public child care included.

28 Oct 09 - Press release from the Government of Nova Scotia announcing a provincial investment for the expansion of facilities and creation of child care spaces.

28 Oct 09
- Press release from the Government of Manitoba announcing a plan for the expansion, renovation and creation of child care spaces.

16 Sep 09
- New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09
- Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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October 25, 2009

21 Oct 09
- Presentation by Eva Lloyd, ICMEC University of South London, on new research examining the impact of childcare market developments in England and The Netherlands.

21 Oct 09
- Press release from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff announcing that a national child-care program will be among the top priorities in the next election platform

21 Oct 09
- Article published in the journal Labour further exploring the relationship of a cash benefit for young children and mother’s labour supply in Norway.

21 Oct 09
- Report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on fathers’ struggle to balance work and family.

16 Sep 09
- New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09
- Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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October 18

14 Oct 09
- Seminar presentations from The International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare looking at changes to child care in the Netherlands- from supply-side public solutions to market-led private provision.

14 Oct 09
- Seminar presentations from ICMEC discussing how the relationship between childcare quality and children's development has been measured in the UK, implications for provision and an analysis of the effectiveness of this approach from a system-wide perspective.

14 Oct 09
- Report from the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network with an action plan for improving literacy skills for young Canadians.

14 Oct 09
- Report from Communities Achieving Responsive Services (CARS) and the Canadian Women’s Health Network on a project empowering mothers in RRNA communities.

16 Sep 09
- New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09
- Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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October 11

7 Oct 09
- Report from the United Nations Development Programme on migration and quality of life around the world. Overall Canada ranks fourth on the HDI.

7 Oct 09
- Article from CUPE discussing Fairholm’s findings on the short- and long-term economic benefits of investing in ECEC.

7 Oct 09
- Webcast of all panels from The School of Public Policy & Governance, UofT conference focusing on full-day early learning.

7 Oct 09
- Report from the OECD comparing education systems and representing a consensus on how to measure the current state of education internationally.

16 Sep 09
- New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09
- Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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October 4

30 Sep 09
- Report from the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council includes findings from a new study by economist Robert Fairholm on the economic benefits of investing in ECEC.

30 Sep 09
- Webcast of a panel from a recent University of Toronto conference features presentations by Kerry McCuaig, Robert Fairholm and Lynn Karoly.

30 Sep 09
- Fact sheet from the Ministry of Education and Research in Norway on White Paper No 41 focusing on quality in kindergarten.

30 Sep 09
- Curriculum framework by the University of New Brunswick for children birth to five encouraging optimal development and an atmosphere of trust, security and respect.

16 Sep 09
- New report from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit looks at the current state of ECEC spaces, finances and policy developments.

16 Sep 09
- Companion document to ECEC in Canada 2008 highlights important facts about Canadian child care.

child care in the news

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September 27, 2009

23 Sep 09
- Report from the proposing a policy framework shift in health care and human capital focusing on the early years.

(includes some links that don't appear above because they have already appeared in a previous newsletter)

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September 20, 2009

16 Sep 09
- Report from Peter Moss challenging the market approach to child care provision and suggesting alternatives, moving from a technical to political and ethical discussion.

16 Sep 09
- Presentation from the Human Early Learning Partnership discussing child care and family policy in Canada and British Columbia with international comparisons.

16 Sep 09
- Children in Europe Magazine, Issue 17 focusing on what the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has meant for Europe’s youngest citizens.

16 Sep 09
- Paper in Early Childhood Research and Practice focusing on the US and the need for adequate infrastructure to support high-quality early care and education.

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September 13, 2009

9 Sep 09
- Report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that women raising children on their own are almost five times more likely to be poor than two-parent families.

9 Sep 09
- Budget update from the Government of BC highlights their promise to phase in full-day kindergarten beginning in 2010.

9 Sep 09
- Press release from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC in response to the BC government’s budget update.

9 Sep 09
- This document from the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council includes a series of ideas and resources for those delivering post-secondary training in ECE.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

child care in the news

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September 7, 2009

2 Sep 09
- Video and news from the University of Chicago discussing research findings on networking benefits and building social capital in child care centres.

2 Sep 09
- Report from the RAND Corporation on how the human capital theory and monetary payoffs provide science-based guidance for early childhood policy.

2 Sep 09
- Final report on the Toronto First Duty project that integrated early childhood programs phase 2 from .

2 Sep 09
- Chapter from Our Schools/Our Selves by Debra Mayer discussing the concepts of inclusion, accessibility and universality in Canada and legislation.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

child care in the news

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August 29, 2009

26 Aug 09
- Report from the Australia Institute examining the experiences of Australian women during the recessions. Findings suggest that women are disadvantaged in the labour market.

26 Aug 09
- Report from Statistics Canada on the work patterns of families over a five-year period.

26 Aug 09
- Document from the FPG Child Development Institute profiling early education in France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden to inform U.S. policy.

26 Aug 09
- Video of child care expert Dr. Penelope Leach slamming politicians for making policies on family issues they do not fully understand.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

child care in the news

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August 24, 2009

19 Aug 09
- Press release from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario supporting the call for Federal funding for child care in Ontario.

19 Aug 09
- Policy brief from NIEER looking at the effect of pre-K expansion in the United States on infant and toddler care.

19 Aug 09
- Policy brief from Child Trends looking at the relationship strength between early care and education quality and child development across multiple studies.

19 Aug 09
- Study found in Early Childhood Research and Practice examining ECE’s beliefs about getting children ready for kindergarten in public, private and family programs.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09 - Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

child care in the news

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August 16, 2009

12 Aug 09
- Bulletin No.3 from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care exploring what the early learning report says about municipalities and care for infants-four year olds.

12 Aug 09
- Report from the PEW Center on the States on how to implement partnerships effectively for high quality pre-K between K-12 leaders and community-based providers.

12 Aug 09
- Brief from the National Center for Children in Poverty focusing on young children’s social, emotional, and behavioral problems, and barriers to accessing services.

12 Aug 09 - Report from Child Trends on research tracing the cognitive, social-emotional, and health outcomes of a US sample of infants at 9 months and 24 months of age.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

child care in the news

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August 9, 2009

5 Aug 09
- Video from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives describing the growth of the income gap between rich and the rest over the past few years.

5 Aug 09
- Pre-2010 budget submission from First Call BC recommending greater investment in early childhood development and reducing income inequality.

5 Aug 09
- Report from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Government of UK on the setting up of a mini-Sure Start in the UK.

5 Aug 09
- Report from The Foundation for Child Development on why effective teaching matters for outcomes, how schools can organize and what high-quality instruction is.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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August 2, 2009

29 Jul 09
- Media release from the Liberal Party of Canada on the Conservative’s third anniversary celebration of their Universal Child Care Benefit.

29 Jul 09
- Bulletin from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care covering what the early learning report says about early childhood educators.

29 Jul 09
- Paper from the Gender Equality Network examining national variations in reported work-life conflict in Europe.

29 Jul 09
- Paper from Cornell University looking at issues in the U.S. and Canada regarding the role of child care in economic development.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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July 26, 2009

22 Jul 09
- Report by the Public Kindergarten Commissioner outlining a vision for full-day kindergarten in the public school system in Prince Edward Island.

22 Jul 09
- Joint statement from the Division for Early Childhood and National Association for the Education of Young Children on inclusion in early childhood.

22 Jul 09
- Paper from the University of Verona analyzing the characteristics of the child care system and its relationship to mother’s labour market participation in Italy.

22 Jul 09
- Article from the University of Victoria discussing social justice in the early childhood environment.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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July 19, 2009

15 Jul 09
- Second report in a series from NIEER discussing the long-term effects of participating in the Abbott Preschool Program.

15 Jul 09
- Report by the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children from a February conference discussing the best interests of the child and its application in Canada.

15 Jul 09
- Report from the IRPP examining issues related to family policy and the past and present state of family law.

15 Jul 09
- Report from Jessica Ball on supporting optimal language and literacy outcomes for Aboriginal children.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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July 12, 2009

8 Jul 09
- Report on two projects from the Department of Children, Schools and Families, UK Government, on child:adult ratios in early years settings.

8 Jul 09
- Report from the University of Manchester on the labour market’s penalty to motherhood in six European countries.

8 Jul 09
- Report from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research presenting survey findings on assessment practices in early childhood education settings.

8 Jul 09
- Report from the Bernard van Leer Foundation examining the relationship between familial stress and child development.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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July 5, 2009

2 Jul 09
- Report from UNICEF Canada examining the health of Aboriginal children in Canada through the perspectives of national experts and analysis of existing data.

2 Jul 09
- UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood supporting the idea that early childhood education and care is a powerful means of nurturing diverse abilities.

2 Jul 09
- Issue brief from Child Trends examining the measurement of quality in child care and early education settings.

2 Jul 09
- Policy brief from NIEER to help decision-makers choose the most appropriate curriculum for their preschool programs.

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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June 27, 2009

24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

24 Jun 09
- Presentations from the 6th annual Summer Institute hosted by George Brown and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development.

24 Jun 09
- Book review by Steven Barnett on Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut describing the inaccuracy of the book and giving evidence why preschool for all benefits all.

24 Jun 09
- Video from CONNECT focusing on inclusion and effective practices to help providers develop evidence-based decision making skills.

24 Jun 09
- Report from NACCRRA presenting 2008 data on child care costs in the United States. Child care costs are increasing and often exceed other household expenses.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

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June 21, 2009

18 Jun 09
- This is our window of opportunity to show support. The AECEO has provided templates and contacts for the public to support the early learning advisor's report.

18 Jun 09
- Commentary by Margaret McCain and Paul Martin supporting the early learning report and commenting on why the best time to invest in the early years is now.

17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

17 Jun 09
- Selected responses from various organizations and groups in response to the full-day learning report.

17 Jun 09
- New ISSUE File from CRRU collects resources on the topic of blending child care and kindergarten education programs as background to the release of the Ontario Early Learning Advisor’s report.

Jun 09
- Oral questions by Olivia Chow to the Hon. Diane Finely at the Parliament of Canada regarding federal investment in early childhood education.

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June 14, 2009

12 Jun 09
- Dr. Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning, will release his report on implementing early learning in Ontario on June 15th, 2009.

12 Jun 09
- New ISSUE File from CRRU collects resources on the topic of blending child care and kindergarten education programs as background to the release of the Ontario Early Learning Advisor’s report.

12 Jun 09
- New BRIEFing NOTE from CRRU reviews research and expert opinion on staff:child ratios, child outcomes and program quality; offers lessons and conclusions.

11 Jun 09
- Report by Helen Penn for the European Commission provides a review of the international evidence about the social benefits of ECEC; recommends improvements to levels of provision and quality.

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June 3, 2009

3 Jun 09
- Annual report from Statistics Canada highlighting and summarizing statistics on income of families in 2007.

3 Jun 09
- Policy brief from NIEER examining the move toward preschool for all four-year olds, instead of targeted groups, in six states.

3 Jun 09
- Paper in Early Childhood Research and Practice discussing the need for adequate infrastructure to support high-quality early care and education in the US.

3 Jun 09
- Report from the New Zealand Council for Education Research on an initiative by the Ministry of Education focusing on continuity between centre and home.

child care in the news

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