100 children turn 10: A longitudinal study of literacy development from the year prior to school to the first four years of school
A longitudinal study into the development of children’s literacy skills from the year prior to school entry through fourth grade, based on a sample of 100 children followed for five years from four sites across Australia
Reports & Papers
Arab Republic of Egypt strategic options for early childhood education
A presentation of strategies for the expansion of early childhood and kindergarten programs in Egypt
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Arab Republic of Egypt strategic options for early childhood education [Executive summary]
A summary of a presentation of strategies for the expansion of early childhood and kindergarten programs in Egypt
Executive Summary
Architecture for national child care
A policy paper proposing four possible methods to help implement a national child care system for Canada
Reports & Papers
Attitudes toward child support and the Child Support Agency
An exploration of attitudes towards the child support system in England, and a description of proposed reforms to the system
Reports & Papers
Attitudes towards childcare in Australia
A study of factors influencing attitudes towards childcare and maternal employment in Australia
Other
The availability of child care centers in China and its impact on child care and maternal work decisions
A study of the relationship of child care center availability in China to maternal employment and child care use, based on data from the longitudinal China Health and Nutrition Survey
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Babysitters or professionals?: The role of social attitudes in the recruitment & retention of child care workers
An exploration of the role that social attitudes play in creating and sustaining problems facing child care workforce recruitment and retention efforts in Canada
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Becoming, being and unbecoming an early childhood educator: a phenomenological case study of teacher attrition
A case study following an early childhood educator from the beginning of her three-year pre-service training program until she leaves the field seven years later
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Bridging home and school literacy: In search of transformative approaches to curriculum
An Australian review of family literacy initiatives from a sociocultural perspective
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Caregivers' epistemological beliefs in toddler programs
An Australian study of 6 caregivers' beliefs about knowing, learning, and good caregiving in toddler programs for children aged 18 months to 3 years
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The causality between female labour force participation and the availability of childcare
A United Kingdom econometric study examinig the relationship between female labour force participation and childcare availability
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Central-local government relation in transition: The case of Swedish child care
An examination of the financial relationship and the influence that the central level Swedish government has on the local government level decision making process to expand public child care in Sweden
Reports & Papers
The challenges of change: A tracer study of San preschool children in Botswana
Results of a survey, conducted from 1993-1995 among families dwelling in remote areas of the Ghanzi District of Botswana, comparing academic performance, dropout rates, foreign language acquisition, and parental support, among primary school children who had completed preschool versus those who had not
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The challenges of change: A tracer study of San preschool children in Botswana [Executive summary]
A summary of results of a survey, conducted from 1993-1995 among families dwelling in remote areas of the Ghanzi District of Botswana, comparing academic performance, dropout rates, foreign language acquisition, and parental support, among primary school children who had completed preschool versus those who had not
Executive Summary
Childcare and the 'care gap' in the United States and Australia
A discussion of policy options surrounding the child care gap in the United States and Australia
Other
Child care by default or design?: An exploration of differences between non-profit and for-profit Canadian child care centres using the You Bet I Care! data sets
An analysis of the differences in child care quality in commercial versus publicly operated child care centers in Canada
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Childcare policy to promote child wellbeing
An overview of current evidence on the impact of child care on development to draw conclusions about current and future childcare policy in Australia
Other
Child care: Toward what kind of ''social Europe''?
An examination of the three dominant alternatives of child care arrangements within the European Union
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Child care workers' wages: New evidence on returns to education, experience, job tenure and auspice
An analysis of data on the child care labor market and the effects of sponsorship on child care center workers wages
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Childcare workforce surveys 2001: Overview
A series of surveys commissioned by Great Britain?s Department of Education and Skills of employers in five sectors of the child care workforce: childminders, day nurseries, holiday clubs, out-of-school clubs, and playgroups and preschools
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Children, literacy and the UK National Grid for Learning
A critical analysis of the National Grid for Learning, Britain's online learning resource, in terms of the Grid's goals, scope, and administration; content examples are provided to support the authors' arguments
Reports & Papers
Credentialing and accreditation in home child care: A review of the literature
A literature review of resources discussing the varied approaches to the licensing and training of family child care providers in Canada
Literature Review
The curriculum experiences of pre-school children in Northern Ireland: Classroom practices in terms of child-initiated play and adult-directed activities
An investigation of curriculum approaches used in preschool settings across Northern Ireland in terms of the amount of adult-directed activities versus child-initiated activities, based on observations in 71 centers
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Data collection and system monitoring in early childhood programs
Guidelines for early childhood policy-relevant data collection and system monitoring
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