Issues and challenges in rural child care
Canadian families in rural communities face many challenges in finding quality early childhood education and care opportunities for their children. The lack of available, affordable, high quality services, the need for child care to be flexible due to atypical and seasonal working hours and the necessity for child care to address the safety of children on farms are pressing concerns for many rural families in Canada.
The following is a list of online documents, useful websites and selected print resources about issues in rural child care organized into two sections: Canada and International. Items are listed from most recent to least recent with undated materials at the end of each section. Additional materials will be added as they become available.
Canadian resources
Research and policy studies (non-government) - Canada
Rural child care – We’re worth it
SOURCE: Rural Voices, 2005
Discussion paper and survey
Help or hindrance: A policy review of early childhood education and care in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan
SOURCE: Rural Voices, 2003
Policy paper
Rural child care needs
Bette Jean Crews
SOURCE: Ontario Federation of Agriculture, 2001
Full document in html
Thinking outside the box
Sharron Arskey
SOURCE: Interaction (a periodical of the Canadian Child Care Federation), Vol. 14, No. 4, 2001
Full periodical in pdf (see pages 32-33).
Rural child care on the move
by Sharron Arskey
SOURCE Interaction (a periodical of the Canadian Child Care Federation), Vol. 14, No. 2, 2001
Full periodical in pdf (see page 31)
Rural child care in Ontario
Gillian Doherty
SOURCE: Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 1994
- Full paper in pdf
- Ordering information
Flexible child care in Canada: A report on child care for evenings, overnight and weekends, emergencies and ill children, and in rural areas
Martha Friendly, Gordon Cleveland, & Tricia Willis
SOURCE: Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 1989 (reprinted 1994)
Report in pdf
Viable child care options: One parent speaks out
Joanne Egilson
SOURCE: Child Care Focus (Fall 1993).
Article in pdf
Government documents - Canada
Child care project supports farm families
SOURCE: Government of Saskatchewan, 2002
News release in html
2001 provincial child care survey report
SOURCE: Government of British Columbia, 2001
- Full report as a series of pdfs
- Executive summary in pdf
- Appendix G: Urban/rural analyses in pdf
New day care legislation takes effect
SOURCE: Government of Saskatchewan, 2000
News release in html
Rural child care project Canada/British Columbia strategic initiative: Improved access to child care - Summative evaluation report
SOURCE: Government of Canada, 1999
Report in html
Government announces rural child care initiative
SOURCE Government of Saskatchewan, 1995
News release in html
Child care in the news - Canada
Who cares for our kids?: The changing face of day care in Canada
Online feature on child care in Canada from the CBC Archives. Please see item on rural day care: Day care meets the family farm
SOURCE: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005
- Day care meets the family farm
- Feature homepage
Let's make day care a great place to learn
John Jacobs
SOURCE: Halifax Herald, July 12, 2005
Excerpts in html
Province thinking over how to spend child care money
SOURCE: CBC News, July 8. 2005
Excerpts in html
Child care in New Brunswick
Carolyn Ferns
SOURCE: Globe and Mail, June 29. 2005
Excerpts in html
Lord wants broad range of child care options
Gloria Galloway
SOURCE: Globe and Mail, June 28, 2005
Excerpts in html
Child Care Working Group reinstated
Sigrun Maria Kristinsdottir
SOURCE: Yukon News, March 18, 2005
Excerpts in html
Child care can help rural economy
Laurie Adkin
SOURCE: Edmonton Journal, November 20, 2004
Excerpts in html
Fox set to ‘take on the country’ to create day-care spaces
Rick Garrick
SOURCE: Wawatay News, November 18, 2004
Excerpts in html
Federal child care cash welcomed
Drew Penner
SOURCE: Kenora Daily Miner and News, July 21, 2004
Excerpts in html
Canadian child care spaces in short supply
Diane Rogers
SOURCE: Western Producer, December 2, 2003
Excerpts in html
Unlicensed day cares common in province
Tali Folkins
SOURCE: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, November 4, 2003
Excerpts in html
Rural day care
Diane Rogers
SOURCE The Western Producer, November 4, 2003.
Excerpts in html
Farm women, children fill labour gap
Diane Rogers
SOURCE: Western Producer, May 21, 2003
Excerpts in html
Rural child care options needed
Editorial
SOURCE: Western Producer, October 24, 2002
Excerpts in html
Child care poses rural dilemma
Ian Bell
SOURCE : Western Producer, October 22, 2002
Excerpts in html
Day care centre shares success
Diane Rogers
SOURCE: Western Producer, March 21, 2002
Excerpts in html
Day care adjusts to parents' needs
Roberta Rampton
SOURCE: Western Producer, September 28, 2000
Excerpts in html
Rural day cares spread out from Langruth hub
Ian Bell
SOURCE The Western Producer, May 4, 2000
Excerpts in html
Rural day care provides safe place for farm kids
by Roberta Rampton
SOURCE The Western Producer, July 22, 1999.
Excerpts in html
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Print resources are available in CRRU’s resource library. Contact CRRU for more information.
Report of the Task Force on Rural Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Barbara Brownwell
SOURCE: Task Force on Rural Child Care and Early Childhood Education, 2000
CRRU ID # 14287
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USEFUL WEB SITES |
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Rural Voices
Rural Voices is a community capacity project which endeavors to increase the participation of rural residents in the development of social programs as well as increasing rural input into policy development
Canadian Rural Child Care Pathfinder
Government of Canada
This pathfinder helps to inform rural residents and communities about the issues, options and initiatives in rural child care across Canada. It includes a bibliography of books, articles, and reports on rural child care. Also included is contact information for child care associations, rural women's groups and provincial departments.
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