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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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Affordable quality: New approaches to childcare
22 May 2012 |
Europe
Report from Center Forum think-tank suggests controversial solution to high parent fees for child care in the UK.
Educational alignment for young children: Profiles of local innovation
22 May 2012 |
United States
Report by the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families and National League of Cities highlights key components of seamless education for children 0-8 years through an examination of five U.S. cities on the leading edge of these efforts.
Letter to request that the Ministry of Children and Families immediately implement a moratorium on new approvals of Child Care Operating Funds (CCOF) for commercial child care chains operating in BC
16 May 2012 |
British Columbia
Letter from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC highlights recent fee increases in large commercial child care chain in Vancouver. Argues that "commercial child care chains that are prepared to charge such exorbitant parent fees should not receive additional public funding through CCOF."
Early learning: Policy for children's first 3 years
15 May 2012 |
Europe
Policy brief from Start Strong Ireland addresses the 'policy vacuum' for services for under-3s, describes that "in comparison with the care and education of over- 3s, the care and education of under-3s in Ireland is of less certain quality, less affordable and more fragmented."
Nutrition in the first 1000 days: State of the world's mothers 2012
15 May 2012 |
International
Annual report from Save the Children "shows which countries are doing the best - and which are doing the worst - at providing nutrition during the critical window of development that starts during a mother's pregnancy and goes through her child's second birthday." Canada ranks 19th.
Child care in the news
- French first for childcare 22 May 2012 | Ontario
- California's child care system faces deep cuts 22 May 2012 | United States
- Learning about teaching: What we know about early ed professionals 22 May 2012 | United States
- Daycare amendments have linguistic camps divided 22 May 2012 | New Brunswick
- Conservative MP's plan to overhaul childcare 'not the answer', say experts 21 May 2012 | Europe
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