The benefits and costs of good child care: The economic rationale for public investment in young children: A policy study
A study that utilizes economic theory to argue for publicly funded child care programs
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The benefits and costs of good child care: The economic rationale for public investment in young children: A policy study [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of the economic arguments concerning public funding of child care, using a cost-benefit analysis
Executive Summary
Canada-wide spending on early childhood education and care (ECEC) (2005/2006)
An overview of public spending on early childhood care and education in Canada in the 2005 to 2006 fiscal year
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Canadian early learning and child care and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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
Other
Can early childhood education and care help keep Canada’s promise of respect for diversity?
An exploration of the role of public policies in Canada’s realization of its commitment to diversity
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Child care and Canadian federalism in the 1990s: Canary in a coal mine
An examination of federal and provincial jurisdictional barriers that obstructed the formation of a national child care system for Canada and a discussion of the need for federal leadership involvement in the development of a national child care system
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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
Reports & Papers
Child care centre physical environments
A summary of Canadian regulations for the physical environments of child care centers, including indoor, outdoor, lighting, and minimum space requirements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care fee subsidies in Canada
A brief summarizing Canada's child care fee subsidies in terms of historical context and eligibility requirements for all provinces and territories
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Childcare markets: Do they work?
A discussion of the contrasts between market-based, for-profit systems of child care provision and non-profit or state systems of provision
Other
Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
A study of Canada’s past and present provincial and federal governmental child care and early education policies and services
Other
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2001
A 2001 evaluation of child care and early education policy in Canada
Reports & Papers
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2001: Summary
A brief on early childhood education policy and financing in Canada.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2004
A report regarding policy trends in early childhood education and care in the Canadian provinces and territories between 2003 and 2004
Reports & Papers
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2006
An overview of trends in early childhood education and care in the Canadian provinces and territories between 2005 and 2006
Other
Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008
An overview of trends in early childhood education and care in the Canadian provinces and territories between 2007 and 2008
Other
Early childhood education and care in Canada: An overview
A description of limitations in quality and accessibility facing early childhood care and education services in Canada
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early learning and child care: How does Canada measure up?: International comparisons using data from Starting Strong II
A comparison of child care and early education policies and services in Canada with those of 19 other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, based on the OECD's Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Elements of a high quality early learning and child care system
An exploration of policies to discuss and build upon in the creation of a child care and early education system in Canada
Other
Fact and fantasy: Eight myths about early childhood education and care
A description of, and response to, popular beliefs about public financial support for child care and early education services
Other
Fact and fantasy: Eight myths about early childhood education and care: Summary
A summary of a description of, and response to, popular beliefs about public financial support for child care and early education services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
For-profit child care: Past, present and future
An overview of for-profit child care centers in Canada
Reports & Papers
From vision to action: Early childhood education and care in 2020
A speculative account of early childhood care and education policies and services in Canada in 2020
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Innovations in provincial early learning curriculum frameworks
An exploration of various curricula developed and adopted by provinces across Canada, and a discussion of ways in which early childhood curriculum frameworks address issues of diversity within the provinces
Reports & Papers
A matter of choice: A critical discourse analysis of ECEC policy in Canada's 2006 federal election
An examination of the representation of early care and education in the 2006 federal election in Canada, based on an analysis of newspaper articles, political party policy platforms, and political speeches
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