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Search the Online Document Catalogue for research, policy and practice documents, as well as news articles and media related to ECEC in Canada and around the world.

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Access CRRU's signature publication — a comprehensive collection of cross-Canada, provincial/territorial and national longitudinal data from 1992 to the present. 

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This ISSUE file provides information on the federal budget ELEC commitments, Canada-wide developments and each province's/territory's agreement as announcements are made and policy and advocacy tools are developed.

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Ontario provincial election 2022. This ISSUE file will provide links to election materials related to child care including party platforms, community responses, endorsements and media coverage. 

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The Finding Quality Child Care website is a practical guide for Canadian families to navigate and understand the ‘ins and outs’ of child care in Canada. 

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ISSUE files are collections of links to resources about contemporary topics in ECEC and related social policy issues.

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Access all CRRU publications including ECEC in CanadaOccasional Paper series, short topical BRIEFing NOTES, other reports and videos.  

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Subscribe to receive a weekly newsletter of updates on the CRRU website.

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CRRU’s blog, Child Care Canada Now, features views and opinions, reactions and actions by the CRRU team and guest authors on topical ECEC issues. 

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Find conferences, meetings, campaigns, key events and webinars of interest to the ECEC, social policy and social justice community. 

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CRRU's Quality by Design project explores the elements of high quality ECEC systems in depth.

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Reimagining Care/Work Policies (RC/W) is a group of projects that focus on cutting-edge thinking in research projects and policy development.

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Find out more about the CRRU and get in touch with us.