Early learning impact analysis of subsidy removal 3 Feb 10 - Report from the Centre for Spatial Economics estimates the short-term impacts on the Ontario economy of the ending of $63.5 million in child care funding.

Cost savings analysis of school readiness in Michigan 3 Feb 10 - Report from Wilder Research (US) estimates the current savings to Michigan from past investments in early childhood, the costs of not investing, and the additional benefits of expansion.

Administration reverses a decade of indifference: Budget proposal expands quality child care and early education opportunities 3 Feb 10 - Press release from the Centre for Law and Social Policy summarizes significance to US child care of the Obama government's latest budget proposals.

Families and communities engagement in education 3 Feb 10 - Working paper from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research reports findings from a 2008/09 study of what parents and teachers think about parent engagement.