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The ABC of child care politics A study of the growth of private and for-profit child care services, the adequacy of regulations and standards, the cost of care, and the implications for both politics and public policy, with an argument for a more robust approach to regulation and quality control due to the emergence of ABC Learning as the dominant corporate provider of child care services in Australia |
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Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions An application of theories from psychoanalysis in a conceptual framework for emotional interactions in the nursery based on data from a study of 6 nurseries |
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The best of all worlds: A community vision for early learning and child care in Canada A summary of a discussion of a child care and early education pedagogy framework to help develop and guide a coordinated national child care and early education policy in Canada |
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Career Promotions and Recruitment Strategy project: Executive summary A summary of research to identify target audiences, develop a viable message, and create an action plan to increase recruitment and retention in the child care and early education workforce in Canada |
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Child-centred education: Reviving the creative tradition An exploration of the historical and philosophical roots of child centered education, and a discussion of the debate between child and adult centered education policies and practices in both the early years and in the years of formal schooling in England |
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Children, families and communities: Developing integrated services An account of the history and innovative practices of the Sheffield Children's Centre, a non-traditional provider of child care, family services, advocacy, and employment in a low income community |
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Children's services, wages and work choices An examination of the possible effects of the federal workplace relations system, providing employers the opportunity to challenge gender equal-remuneration decisions, for child care worker wages in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia |
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Complexities and compromises: Understanding parents' experiences and choice of early childhood education and care services An exploration of the influence of parents’ experiences with early childhood education and care (ECEC) services on their choice of arrangements for their children, based on interviews with 23 parents from Central Queensland, Australia |
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Conception to age six: The foundation of school-readiness An overview of the research and policy on school readiness in Canada |
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Conception to age six: The foundation of school-readiness [Executive summary] A summary of an overview of the research and policy on school readiness in Canada |
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Do the benefits justify the costs?: An evaluation of the 'sitter service' in Scotland An examination of the costs and benefits and a study of provider and caregiver perspectives of 9 home-based nonprofit child care sitter services for children of shift workers, single parents and career mothers and for children who require additional support |
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Early childhood education 2007 update: Analysis of data from the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision An annual analysis of data related to the use of public child care and early education services in Australia |
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Early childhood educators celebrating and assessing young children’s powerful mathematical ideas Three case studies of the use of the Numeracy Matrix method of teaching mathematics, and the Learning Stories approach to assessment of learning experiences, in preschools in South Australia |
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Early childhood service provision: Parent satisfaction A study of the methods used by parents to assess the quality of child care services, and an exploration of parental satisfaction with child care services, specifically in the areas of the physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, and education of their children, based on a sample of 148 parents from greater Sydney, Australia |
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An economic perspective on the current and future role of nonprofit provision of early learning and child care services in Canada: Final project report An analysis comparing the quality of non-profit and for-profit child care centers in Canada based on a literature review, analysis of a national data set and three smaller data sets from Quebec and Toronto, and interviews with key informants |
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Effects of a full-day preschool program on 4-year-old children A comparison of the development 403 half-day preschool program participants to a group of 418 full-day preschoolers' language, academic learning, prosocial behavior, conduct problems, and motor skills, as well as parent satisfaction with the French-languaage preschools in a school district in Ontario, Canada |
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Evidence on the child care market An overview of conditions in the child care market in Australia, in particular whether child care supply is keeping pace with child care demand and whether child care remains affordable |
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Exposing young children to music through the production and presentation of music-appreciation television programs A study of children’s preferences and teacher’s opinions of three music appreciation activities: a world music activity, an Orff Schulwerk activity, and a narrated multimedia activity that included physical movements, based on data collected from 168 children and 16 teachers at kindergartens and child care centers in Hong Kong |
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The Foundation Stage: A survey of 144 settings An evaluation of teaching, assessment, management, transition activities, curriculum, and child developmental outcomes in a sample of 144 British child care centers |
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The Foundation Stage: A survey of 144 settings [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of teaching, assessment, management, transition activities, curriculum, and child developmental outcomes in a sample of 144 British child care centers |
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From bogey mountains to funny houses: Children's desires for play environment A study of young children's preferences in play environments, based on an an analysis of 15 drawing and discussion sessions with 49 Finnish children between the ages of 6 and 7 |
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The future is created by and within children Findings on new ideas for research development in early education, derived from focus group interviews with politicians, managers, principals, lecturers, preschool teachers, parents, and children in preschools and after school centers in Sweden |
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A guide to early years practice An explanation of how children learn, an explanation of the role of adults in learning of young children, a discussion of the concept of childhood, and an overview of the place of learning within the Foundation Stage concept in the United Kingdom |
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Indigenous Australians and preschool education: Who is attending? A analysis of the individual, family, household and area level characteristics associated with preschool attendance for indigenous and non-indigenous children in Australia |
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Investing in quality: Policies, practitioners, programs and parents: A four-point plan to deliver high quality early learning and care services in Ontario A plan to increase the size and quality of the child care and early education workforce in Ontario, Canada |
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