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Workforce Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care
This paper discusses issues relating to the education, organization, and qualifications of child care workers in various developed countries.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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The Institute for Child and Family Policy
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May 01, 2000
Working for Change: Canada's Child Care Workforce
This report provides a profile of child care workers in Canada, describes some child care programs in existence, and discusses the demand for child care in this country.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
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2004
Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment
This paper explores the causes and effects of child abuse and neglect as well as the responsibilities of caregivers, both in responding to incidents of maltreatment, and in caring for abused children.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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1992
Child Care and Our Youngest Children
This article discusses the important role that caregivers play in shaping infants' minds and personalities, emphasizing the importance of high quality early care.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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The Future of Children
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2001
An Economic Analysis of Kin-Provided Child Care
This paper discusses factors affecting mothers' decisions to use family child care, and the effect that child care has on a family's economic well-being.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 1995
Concepts of Care in After-school Programs: Protection, Instruction, and Containment
This paper discusses the differing, and sometimes competing, perceptions of the purpose of after school child care held by schools, families, and law enforcement.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Infants and Toddlers Are Particularly Vulnerable: Good Child Care and Early Education Can Play a Vital Role in Their Development
This paper addresses the benefits of quality childhood education and daycare programs for child development.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Children's Defense Fund
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2003
A Profile of the Childcare Services Industry
This report exmaines the childcare services industry in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Statistics Canada
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September 2002
Children and Youth Research Paper Series: Child Care in Canada
This report examines different types of main child care arrangements in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Statistics Canada
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April 2006
Inclusion: The Next Generation in Child Care in Canada
This book summarizes the results and recommendations of two studies about the inclusion of children with special needs in Canadian child care programs.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Breton Books
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2004
Outside School Hours Care Services in Australia 1994-97
This paper explores the availability and provision of nonparental child care for school-aged children before and after school, on noninstructional days, and during school holidays.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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June 2000
Early Childhood Education in France: A Personal Perspective
This article compares the systems of early childhood education and care in the United States and France.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Young Children
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September 2004
The Quality Gap: A Study of Nonprofit and Commercial Child Care Centres in Canada
This report compares the quality of child care provided by non-profit and for-profit centres, and demonstrates that non-profit child care centres in Canada generally offer significantly higher standards of care.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Child Care Policy
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December 2004
Home-Based Early Childhood Services: The Case of New Zealand
This policy brief provides information about home-based early childhood care and education programs in New Zealand.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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UNESCO
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September 2002
Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families: A Good Bargain for Canadian Governments?
This paper examines the effects child care has on the employment and income of lone-mothers.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Institute for Research on Public Policy
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May 01, 1998
The great child care debate: The long-term effects of non-parental child care
This paper reports findings on the impact of non-parental child care on child development.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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1996
Measuring Teachers' Perceived Interactions with Children: A Tool for Assessing Beliefs and Intentions
This article discusses a study about teachers' beliefs and intentions about the significance of teacher-child interactions.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2004
Young Children Living with Domestic Violence: The Role of Early Childhood Programs
This paper provides suggestions and resources for staff who are working with young children in early childhood programs and domestic violence agencies.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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The University of Iowa
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January 2004
Qualities of Caring: Good Practices in Infant and Toddler Group Care
This paper investigates several children's daycare group centers in poor countries where resources and finances are lacking.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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International Center on Care and Education of Children, The World Bank Group
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January 1999
Differences Between Community Owned and Privately Owned Early Childhood Education and Care Centres: A Review of Evidence
This paper reviews evidence comparing privately owned and community owned early childhood education and care centres in New Zealand in terms of the quality of education provided to children.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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New Zealand Council for Educational Research
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February 2002
Strategies for Promoting Health and Assuring Access to Health Care in Child Care Settings
This book discusses the need for the child and health care communities to work together in order to help low-income children stay healthy.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1995
Caring and Learning Environments: Quality in Regulated Family Child Care Across Canada
This study, the third in the 'You Bet I Care' series, looks specifically at in-home daycare services, compares the quality of such care to more formal daycare providers across Canada, and summarizes the factors that optimize child care quality.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph, Ontario
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2000
Flexible Child Care in Canada: A Report on Child Care for Evenings, Overnight and Weekends, Emergencies and Ill Children, and in Rural Areas
This paper discusses possible ways to meet the needs of families with unusual or exceptional child care issues.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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1994
You Bet I Care! Policies and Practices in Canadian Family Child Care Agencies
This paper provides the results of a survey given to child care agencies in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph
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2001
Child Care: Canada Can't Work Without It
This paper discusses the funding available for child care in Canada, the affordability and accessibility of this service, and the salaries, benefits, and working conditions of child care workers.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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1995
Report on the Second Round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI)
This paper outlines the elements, implementation, and accomplishments of the Quality Child Care Initiative.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Social Policy Research Associates
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October 01, 2003
Strengthening Canada's Social and Economic Foundations: Next Steps for Early Childhood Education and Child Care
This paper advocates the creation of a universal system of high quality early childhood education and care in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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March 01, 2004
What Happens When the School Year is Over? The Use and Costs of Child Care for School-Age Children During the Summer Months
This paper examines the child care arrangments made by parents of six- to twelve-year-olds during the summer months, and the amount spent on child care during this period.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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The Urban Institute
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June 01, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much is Needed
This paper discusses the affordability and quality of current child care programs, and focuses on how the government can decrease welfare dependency and promote employment by subsidizing childcare.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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National Health Policy Forum
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July 22, 2002
The Impact of Daycare on Child Development
This article examines the impact of daycare on child development and finds it to have an overall positive effect on a child's intellectual, emotional, and social outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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ISUMA
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2000
Better Strategies for Babies: Strengthening the Caregivers and Families of Infants and Toddlers
This report discusses ways in which state and local governments can promote the proper development of babies and toddlers in low-income families.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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The National Center for Children in Poverty
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2000
Rural Child Care in Ontario: A Background Paper for a Conference on Rural Child Care
This paper describes the child care system in rural Ontario and makes recommendations for improvements and changes.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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January 01, 1994
BC's Annual Reporting on Early Childhood Development (ECD) - Analysis of Impact on Child Care
This report raises concerns about provincial budget cuts to child care funding in British Columbia.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Child Care Advocacy Forum
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March 01, 2004
Provision for Children Under Five Years of Age in England - January 2003
This statistical bulletin provides data pertaining to the number of three and four year olds in England who are receiving private, voluntary, independent, and maintained child care.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Office for National Statistics Department for Education and Skills
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May 27, 2004
Child Care in Quebec: Where There's a Will There's a Way
This paper describes the comprehensive early childhood care and education system being developed by the Quebec government.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
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September 01, 2001
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): An Overview of Developments in the OECD Countries
This paper outlines child care policies and programs in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Countries, particularly those in Europe and North America.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy
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May 01, 1998
Child Care by Kith and Kin: Supporting Family, Friends, and Neighbors Caring for Children
This report looks at the research on childcare by friends and relatives, particularly in low income communities.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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1998
In the Neighborhood: Programs that Strengthen Family Day Care for Low-Income Families
This paper examines the pros and cons of family daycare and compares it to public child care programs.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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National Centre for Children in Poverty
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1994
More Than the Sum of the Parts: An Early Childhood Development System for Canada
That paper advocates the creation of a system of child care in which every community has access to early childhood education and care, combined with family supports.
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Category:
Children > Child Care Workers
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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October 01, 2000
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