2002 census of child care services
A report of findings from the 2002 Australian Government census of all child care providers receiving government funding, which provided information on services offered, children served, and child care staff
Reports & Papers
2002 census of child care services: Summary booklet
A summary of findings from the 2002 Australian Government census of all child care providers receiving government funding, which provided information on services offered, children served, and child care staff
Executive Summary
Adjustment difficulties in preschool education: Greek educators' aspects
An investigation into views of early childhood educators on children’s adjustment to preschool, based on a survey of 100 teachers in Thessaloniki, Greece
Reports & Papers
Advancement of preschoolers' resilience: The A.R.Y.A. Project
A discussion of the Advancement of Preschoolers’ Resilience Project's (A.R.Y.A.) resiliency-building intervention program for 4-year-old kindergarten students in Israel
Other
AEU response to the consultation paper towards the development of a national agenda for early childhood
A discussion of the development of a national agenda for early childhood care and education in Australia
Other
Aggressors, victims, and defenders in preschool: Peer, self-, and teacher reports
An interview-based analysis of the differences in perceptions of aggressor, victim, and defender roles among young British children and their teachers and peers in school settings
Reports & Papers
Assessing the operation and impact of the Childminder Sustainability Grant
A summary of a study of an initiative in the United Kingdom to increase the retention of family child care providers by offering grants to providers when they have temporarily vacant child care slots, based on case studies of local grantmaking procedures and in-depth small group interviews with family child care providers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing the operation and impact of the Childminder Sustainability Grant
A study of an initiative in the United Kingdom to increase the retention of family child care providers by offering grants to providers when they have temporarily vacant child care slots, based on case studies of local grantmaking procedures and in-depth small group interviews with family child care providers
Reports & Papers
Assessment of benefits and costs of out of school care
A summary of a review of evidence from research conducted in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the social benefits and economic costs of out-of-school time child care programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessment of the benefits and costs of out of school care
A review of evidence from research conducted in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the social benefits and economic costs of out-of-school time child care programs
Literature Review
Attracting and keeping qualified staff in Canadian child care: The national environmental scan
An overview of the effects of workplace conditions, professional status and recognition, societal attitudes, policies, and education and training on recruitment and retention of qualified child care workers in Canada
Other
Australian Government report on the April 2003 Child Care Workforce Think Tank
A summary of a meeting that brought together stakeholders in the child care sector to develop a whole-sector approach to addressing the future of the child care workforce in Australia
Other
Awards in early education, childcare and playwork: A qualifications framework for the future
A study of the characteristics of professional and educational qualifications available for the early education workforce in Scotland and whether they meet the workforce's needs, based on an analysis of a database of child care qualifications and surveys of child care providers, child care training providers, and key stakeholders
Reports & Papers
Awards in early education, childcare and playwork: A qualifications framework for the future
A summary of a study of the characteristics of professional and educational qualifications available for the early education workforce in Scotland and whether they meet the workforce's needs, based on an analysis of a database of child care qualifications and surveys of child care providers, child care training providers, and key stakeholders
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life: Vol. 2. Austria, Ireland and Japan
An examination of ways in which tax and benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices in Austria, Japan, and the Republic of Ireland affect parents trying to balance work and family life
Reports & Papers
The benefits of early intervention
An outline of the effectiveness of Head Start, the Elmira Program, and the Perry Preschool project, and an exploration of their implications for early intervention programs in Australia
Other
Beyond caring: The case for reforming the childcare and early years workforce
A discussion of reform in England?s child care and early education workforce, including the current workforce?s gender make-up and other characteristics, whether a crisis is emerging and the possible response, and the workforce?s impact on other societal functions, all against the backdrop of greater employment opportunities for women outside of child care
Reports & Papers
Bicultural development in early childhood care and education in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Views of teachers and teacher educators
An exploration of the role of biculturally relevant programs in early childhood care, based on data gathered from 18 interviews with early childhood teachers
Reports & Papers
The Blair government and child poverty: An extra one percent for children in the United Kingdom
A description of the Blair government's efforts to reduce child poverty in the United Kingdom, which encourages the United States government to undertake a similar strategy
Other
Case study of the status of India's early childhood care and education services
An overview of the role of government in early childhood education and child care policy and service delivery in India
Other
'Cause they trust their parents, don't they?': Supporting literacy in the first three years of life
A presentation of parent’s perceptions of their interactions with their young children participating in the Support at Home for Early Language and Literacies (SHELLS) early literacy support program in Australia
Reports & Papers
Center-based evening child care: Implications for young children's development
A comparison of the influences of center-based daytime, evening, and late night child care on child development and adaptation in government-authorized centers in Japan, based on surveys of 1,949 caregivers and 2,905 service providers, and evaluations of 2,882 children between birth and 7 years of age
Reports & Papers
Central state child care policies in postauthoritarian Spain: implications for gender and carework arrangements
An overview of Spain’s public provision of preschool education since 1975 and its relationship to lowering the levels of women’s participation in the labor market
Other
Characteristics of Sure Start local programme areas: Rounds 1 to 4: Profiles of Rounds 1 to 4 Sure Start local programme areas and a sample of Round 5, to-be-Sure Start local programme areas
An analysis of Great Britain?s Sure Start local program areas in Rounds 1 to 4 based on fiscal year 2001 to 2002 concerned with Sure Start local program areas locations, comparison of program areas with national norms and other disadvantaged benchmarks, the differences between program areas, and the feasibility of grouping program areas to increase Sure Start local program effectiveness
Reports & Papers
Characteristics of Sure Start local programme areas: Rounds 1 to 4: Profiles of Rounds 1 to 4 Sure Start local programme areas and a sample of Round 5, to-be-Sure Start local programme areas [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the changes in the Sure Start local programs for disadvantaged children under five years of age in the United Kingdom
Executive Summary
