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Anniversaries in the Finnish kindergarten system: How and why the system was created
Honkavaara, Pirjo, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 7-9

An overview of the history of the Finnish child care system, from the creation of the folk kindergarten in 1888 to the adoption of the Day Care Act of 1996, which guaranteed all children under 7 years the right to child care.

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Background report from Norway: OECD thematic review of early childhood education and care policy
Norway. Barne- og familiedepartementet (Ministry of Children and Family Affairs), December 29, 1998
Oslo, Norway: Barne-og familiedepartementet (Ministry of Children and Family Affairs).

A compilation of information on child care and early education policies, funding, quality, equity, availability, workforce, family roles, and environmental influences in Norway, prepared as part of a cross-national review by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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Child-care: The changing boundaries of family, economy and state
Scott, Gill, 1998
Critical Social Policy, 18(4), 519-528

A study of the effects of child care and family-friendly policies on women’s economic independence in the United Kingdom

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Child care outcomes: Economic perspectives and issues
Knapp, Martin, 1998
Children & Society, 12(3), 169-179

An analysis of social child care in the United Kingdom from an economic perspective

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Child care revisited: The children's departments 1948-1971
Holman, Bob, 1998
London: Open Gates Press

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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
University of Toronto. Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 1998
(4th ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A study of Canada’s past and present provincial and federal governmental child care and early education policies and services

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Early childhood education in Iceland: ''Play and Print''
Sigurdardottir, Margaret, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 9-14

An overview of Play and Print, an Icelandic early education project that improved preschool children's literacy skills through the use of role-playing and creative activities involving print literature

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Enhancing the transition process to inclusion
Knight, Bruce Allen, 1998
Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 26(1), 72-80

An examination of issues involved in the integration of children with developmental disabilities into regular schools in Australia

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Facts and figures about early childhood and youth education in Denmark
Lund, Stig G., 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 1-6

An overview of the provisions and funding of programs and philosophies behind Denmark's early childhood education.

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Informing ourselves about early childhood services
Moss, Peter, 1998
Children & Society, 12(4), 263-274

A discussion of the inadequacy of information on child care supply, demand, and workforce, as well as on parents' perspectives about services in the United Kingdom and its effects on child care policy and practice.

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An innovation in Morocco's Koranic preschools
Bouzoubaâ, Khadija, 1998
(Working Papers in Early Childhood Development 23). The Hague, Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation.

A description of the Alliance de Travail dans la Formation et l'Action pour l'Enfance's (ATFALE) teacher training project in Koranic preschools in Morocco, emphasizing socioeconomic factors and cultural norms that influence children’s educational needs

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Lessons from Ukraine
Seefeldt, Carol, 1998
Childhood Education, 74(3), 136-142

A review of a two-week workshop with Ukrainian teachers on teaching democratic principles among children in Central and Eastern Europe

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Meeting the childcare challenge: A childcare strategy for Scotland: A framework and consultation document
Great Britain. Scottish Office, 1998
(Cm 3958). London: Great Britain, Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

An outline of a strategy to improve the quality, affordability, accessibility of child care in Scotland

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Meeting the childcare challenge: A framework and consultation document
Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment, May, 1998
(Cm 3959). London: Great Britain, Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

An outline of a strategy to improve the quality, affordability, accessibility of child care in England

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A national childcare strategy: Does it meet the challenge?
Harker, Lisa, 1998
The Political Quarterly, 69(4), 458-463

A discussion concerning the uncertainty of the correct approach to national child care in the United Kingdom

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Necessity the mother of invention: Australian and Eritrean early childhood educators sharing skills and experiences
Andreoni, Helen, 1998
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 23(1), 5-9

A description of the ongoing collaboration between Australian and Eritrean educators to establish a new early childhood educational system in Eritrea, following the end of a 30-year war.

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The Pacific world of early childhood education
Crane, Jean, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(2), 47-50

A description of a professional development workshop for early childhood educators from the Pacific Island Nations

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Placed and paid for: A national overview of the use of private and voluntary day care facilities for children in need
Dillon, Jean, 1998
Child & Family Social Work, 3(2), 113-123

An exploration of the practice, organization, and local implications of subsidized child care in the United Kingdom beneath The England and Wales Children Act of 1989, using Department of Health data from a 1996 research project

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Possibilities of change in the education of the youngest people
Waloszek, Danuta, 1998
International Journal of Early Years Education, 6(2), 177-183

A reflection on the educational needs of young children that encourages increased awareness of their emotions and interpersonal, familial relationships

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Preschool children's war play: How do Greek teachers and parents cope with it?
Doliopoulou, Elise, 1998
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 6(1), 73-86

A study of parents' and teachers' responses to children's war play

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Rationales of care in contemporary welfare states: The case of childcare in the Netherlands
Bussemaker, Jet, 1998
Social Politics, 5(1), 70-96

An exploration of child care policies in the Netherlands since the 1960’s as it relates to gender, child care and its three rationales- a moral, an interest, and an efficiency rationale- and the larger welfare state

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Te Whaariki: New Zealand's national early childhood education curriculum guidelines
Guild, Diana E., 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 65-70

A summary of a the national early childhood education curriculum guideline, Te Whaariki, in New Zealand

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The work of caring for young children: Priceless or worthless?
Grace, Marty, 1998
Women's Studies International Forum, 21(4), 401-413

A study of the reasons for the apparent lack of focus on child care work in Australia

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