Alberta's Daycare Controversy


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Since the late 1950s, disputes over day care programs, policies, and funding have been a recurring feature of political life in the province of Alberta.




Canadian National Child Care Study


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This publication is the first in a series of reports being published by Statistics Canada in collaboration with Health and Welfare Canada and the National Day Care Research Network. This report provides a history of the study, its goals and objectives, and detailed information about the 1988 National Child Care Survey.




Canadian National Child Care Study


Book Description

This report, one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey, focuses on the characteristics of child care in each province.




Canadian National Child Care Study


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This document focuses on the relationship between parents' work lives and child care. It has two major objectives. The first is to describe parental work patterns including parents' employment status, the prevalence of full-time and part-time work, occupational characteristics, and work schedules. The second major objective is to use the data on parental work patterns and work schedules to accurately estimate child care needs.




International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs


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This reference offers a comprehensive overview of public policies and programs related to child care in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and North America. Individual chapters profile policies and programs in 29 countries. Each chapter contains a description of existing policies and programs, presented against a particular historical, cultural, and ideological backdrop. The chapters are arranged in alphabetical order to facilitate use as a reference, and each includes a list of works for further reading. The volume begins with an introductory essay that overviews recent trends and developments around the world. The chapters that follow discuss the background and history of child care, demographic characteristics of the country profiled, the socioeconomic context of child care, and the extent and nature of government intervention. A final chapter synthesizes the information presented and makes crossnational comparisons of policies and programs. Appendices provide demographic data and describe maternity and parental leave policies. A general bibliography concludes the work, making it a useful and current reference tool.




International Handbook of Early Childhood Education


Book Description

This international handbook gives a comprehensive overview of findings from longstanding and contemporary research, theory, and practices in early childhood education in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The first volume of the handbook addresses theory, methodology, and the research activities and research needs of particular regions. The second volume examines in detail innovations and longstanding programs, curriculum and assessment, and conceptions and research into child, family and communities. The two volumes of this handbook address the current theory, methodologies and research needs of specific countries and provide insight into existing global similarities in early childhood practices. By paying special attention to what is happening in the larger world contexts, the volumes provide a representative overview of early childhood education practices and research, and redress the current North-South imbalance of published work on the subject.




Canadian National Child Care Study


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"This document is one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey which focuses on the relationship between parents' work lives and child care."--Intro, p. 11