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Building a community architecture for early childhood learning and care: Analysis and recommendations
Mayer, Debra, 2006
Toronto, Ontario: Young Women's Christian Association of Canada.

A discussion of a three-year project called Building a Community Architecture for Early Childhood Learning, which created task forces in four settings in Canada to develop community models for comprehensive, integrated early childhood learning and care

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Canadian early learning and child care and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Friendly, Martha, 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 22). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A review of the political and social child care context in Canada and its implications for Canadian commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Care and education: Towards a new paradigm in early childhood education
Brostrom, Stig, December 2006
Child & Youth Care Forum, 35(5), 391-409

The identification of a theory of unifying care, upbringing, and teaching, based on the incorporation of select philosophical, psychological, and pedagogical theories into current child care practices in Denmark and other countries

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The child as an active learner: Views, practices, and barriers in Chinese early childhood education
Tang, Fengling, 2006
Childhood Education, 82(6), 342-346

A discussion of changes in Chinese early childhood education in terms of education and how the child is viewed as a learner, focusing on the use of Reggio Emilia's project approach

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Childcare and the European Union: A bumpy but upward path
Jenson, Jane, 08 September, 2006
Ottawa, Canada: Carelton University.

A comparison of government's approaches to child care policy between Canada and the European Union

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Childcare: A better policy framework for Australia
Pocock, Barbara, 2006
Parent and Citizen, 54(4), 14-15

A framework of principles to guide the development of a system for the provision of early childhood education and care services in Australia

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Childcare services in the EU: What future?
Blackburn, Philip, May 26, 2006
Dublin, Ireland: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.

An overview of developments and trends in the child care sector in Europe

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Considering culture in research-based interventions to support early literacy
MacNaughton, Stuart, 2006
In D. K. Dickinson & S. B. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 2, pp. 229-240). New York: Guilford Press

An exploration of the role of cultural and linguistic identity in the design of early literacy interventions for Maori and Pacific nations' children making the transition to school in New Zealand

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Costs of early childhood care and education programs
Levin, Henry M., 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A presentation of factors that determine costs of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs generally, data on ECCE costs of various countries, and an outline of a method for comprehensive and consistent measurement of program costs

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Crossing borders and blurring boundaries: Early childhood practice in a non-Western setting
Lewis, Trish, 2006
International Journal of Early Childhood, 38(2), 23-35

An examination of the relevance of the Western tradition of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) among early childhood practitioners working in non-Western environments, based on interviews with a student working with young children in Cambodian reception centres in 2001

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Cultures in early childhood care and education
Nsamenang, A. Bame, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An exploration of the diversity that represents the global state of early childhood, with a critique of the ideal of “early childhood care and education” as it has been defined and promoted through the resolutions, goals and strategies of the international development community, and overwhelmingly derived from the values, assumptions and theories of European and North American culture

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Descriptive data on pre-school activities, school-age childcare, schools and adult education in Sweden 2006
Sweden. Skolverket (Sweden. National Agency for Education), October, 2006
(Swedish National Agency for Education Report No. 283). Stockholm: Sweden, Skolverket (Sweden, National Agency for Education).

A comprehensive description of educational activities in Sweden, including preschool and school age child care activities

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Developing an understanding of young children's learning through play: The place of observation, interaction and reflection
Broadhead, Pat, April 2006
British Educational Research Journal, 32(2), 191-207

An examination of the roles of educator-pupil dialogue and observations of young children’s play in the context of the Foundation Stage Profile (FSP), a British national framework for formative assessment, with a discussion of the development of the Social Play Continuum--an observation, assessment, and evaluation tool

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The developing world of the child
Aldgate, Jane, 2006
London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

An overview of research and its implications for practice in the area of the development of vulnerable children in the United Kingdom

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Diversity and difference in early childhood education: Issues for theory and practice
Robinson, Kerry H., March 2006
Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Open University Press

A critical feminist poststructuralist theoretical examination of the normative assumptions concerning early childhood education

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Do men mother?: Fathering, care, and domestic responsibility
Doucet, Andrea, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press Incorporated

An examination of gender roles in situations where men provide primary care to children, based on interviews with 118 fathers and 14 couples in Canada

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Early childhood care and education (ECCE) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Youdi, Robert Vesituluta, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A discussion of field survey data describing access to early childhood education and care in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and examining government policy and the supply and demand for preschool education, programs, and facilities

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Early childhood care and education in Central America: Challenges and prospects
Elvir, Ana Patricia, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An examination of developments during the 1990s and early 2000s, and the current status of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs and policies in Central America

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Early childhood care and education in emergency situations
Kamel, Hania, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An examination of global efforts to prioritize and improve early childhood care and education in the light of the devastation or disruption of children’s lives and environments caused by international wars, civil political conflicts, natural disasters and other emergency/crisis situations

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Early childhood care and education in the Russian Federation
Taratukhina, Maria S, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A description of the history of pre-school and early primary education since the mid-1800s in Russia/Soviet Union and discussion of the current status of early education in the Russian Federation

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Early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Schady, Norbert Rudiger, March 2006
(World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3869). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A discussion of evidence on early childhood developmental outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean, with policy and research recommendations

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Early childhood education and care: International perspectives
Melhuish, Edward, November 2006
London: Routledge

An international introduction to policies and practices in a number of countries as diverse as India, China, the United States, Israel, and others

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Early childhood education and care: A national policy 2006
Sollars, Valerie, 2006
Floriana: Malta, Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment.

A national early childhood education and care policy for Malta, including a summary of the current local context and recommendations

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Early childhood education: Pathways to quality and equity for all children
Elliott, Alison, 2006
(Australian Education Review No. 50). Camberwell, Victoria, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research.

An overview of the child care and early education sector in Australia, including its history, its effects on child outcomes, and its quality

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Early childhood education policies in Chile: From pre-Jomtien to post-Dakar
Umayahara, Mami, April 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An examination of recent developments in the early childhood education system and discussion of early childhood characteristics related to school performance in Chile

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