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CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH UNIT
About the Childcare Resource and Research Unit
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit is an early childhood education and child care (ECEC) policy research institute with a mandate to further ECEC policy and programs in Canada.
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What's new online this week
Longitudinal study on the effects of mothers' employment on children's development
12 Jun 2013 |
Europe
The Academy of Social Sciences released a report describing the findings of Heather Joshi's longitudinal study on the effects of mothers' employment on children's development.
Early Development Instrument (EDI) "from results to action survey" report
12 Jun 2013 |
Canada
"This report offers a glimpse of the myriad of programs and projects being realised with the help from data collected on early childhood development, including, but not limited to, the EDI".
Q&A: Report on childcare provision in the Member States and study on the gender pension gap
12 Jun 2013 |
Europe
Memo from the European Commission explains the purpose of the 'Barcelona targets' to improve the provision of child care and largely focuses on how far member states have come on meeting them.
Dear Mr. Harper: Letter from the Canadian Child Care Federation
12 Jun 2013 |
Canada
Letter to Stephen Harper calls on "the political parties in Canada to make children, their care, development and safety a priority so that we can avoid tragedies and provide parents with assurances that their children are in monitored and regulated environments".
Nature guide for ECEs: Survey
12 Jun 2013 |
Ontario
Humber College and the Back to Nature Network have begun an exciting new project that is going to produce a guide that ECE practitioners feel speaks to them and is easy to use. The survey aims to collect content ideas from practitioner's experiences with connecting children to nature and the outdoors.
Child care in the news
- Caregiving dads treated disrespectfully at work, new study finds 17 Jun 2013 | Canada
- United Voice union wants child care workers to get $10 per hour pay rise 17 Jun 2013 | Australia and New Zealand
- Fathers' Day: Fathers should get 'use it or lose it' parental leave 17 Jun 2013 | Europe
- How Labour plans to exploit coalition divisions over childcare ratios 17 Jun 2013 | Europe
- Non-profit group hopes to raise $1M for NorQuest day care 12 Jun 2013 | Alberta
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