Online Document Catalogue: Research, policy and practice

Research, policy and practice materials include scholarly research, policy studies, briefs, government, advocacy and NGO reports. This list is sorted by most recently added entries to the Catalogue, to the oldest.

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Fact and fantasy: Eight myths about early childhood education and care

Cleveland, Gordon and Krashinsky, Michael, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 24 Jul 2003.

Child care programs help parents find and keep jobs: Funding shortfalls leave many families without assistance.

Jennifer Mezey, Center for Law and Social Policy, 10 Feb 2004. United States

Contrived or inspired: Ability/disability in the children's picture book

Worotynec, Z. Sonia, Disability studies quarterly, 1 Jan 2004. Canada

Report to the House of Assembly on reviews of departments and crown agencies for the year ended 31 March 2003

Office of the Auditor General, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Office of the Auditor General, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 16 Dec 2003. Newfoundland

Sustainable cities

Maxwell, Judith, Canadian Policy Research Networks, 10 Oct 2003. Canada

Trudeau, women and the mystic north

Timpson, Annis May, London journal of Canadian studies, 30 Nov 1999. Canada

Taking responsibility for child care

New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 30 Nov 1999. New Brunswick

Raising teacher education and training standards for universal preschool in California: Assessing the size of the task

Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Voisin, Irene & Young, Marci, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, 1 Jan 2004. United States

Attracting and keeping qualified staff in Canadian child care programs project

Child Care Connection Nova Scotia, Child Care Connection Nova Scotia, 30 Nov 1999. Nova Scotia, Canada, Quebec

Making the right choice: Investing in high quality early learning and child care in Ontario

Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 2 Feb 2004. Ontario

Self-employment for women: Policy options that promote equality and economic opportunities

Rooney, Jennifer; Lero, Donna; Korabik, Karen and Whitehead, Denise L., Research Gate, 29 Jan 2004. Canada

Toronto report card on children 2003, Volume 5

City of Toronto, City of Toronto, 3 Feb 2004. Ontario

Early childhood development activities and expenditures: Government of Canada report 2002-2003

Government of Canada, Social Union website, 5 Dec 2003. Canada

Paul Martin's economic record: Living standards of working families and prospects for future prosperity

Jackson, Andrew, Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives, 10 Dec 2003. Canada

Well-being of Canada's young children 2003

Government of Canada, Social Union website, 5 Dec 2003. Canada

Help or hindrance: A policy review of early childhood education and care in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Rural Voices, Rural Voices, 1 Nov 2003. Canada, Saskatchewan

Will the Prime Minister displace the finance minister? Paul Martin's social policy for a 'new era'

Jenson, Jane, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1 Dec 2003. Canada

Head Start: Better data and processes needed to monitor underenrollment

U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO), U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO), 4 Dec 2003. United States

Children are everybody's business

Maxwell, Judith, Canadian Policy Research Networks, 7 Oct 2003. Canada, British Columbia

Do child care characteristics influence continued childbearing in Sweden?

Andersson, Gunnar; Duvander, Ann-Zofie and Hank, Karsten, Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research, 1 May 2003. Europe

States' efforts in improving the qualifications of early care and education teachers

Ackerman, Debra, National Institute for Early Education Research (Rutgers University), 27 Jan 2003. United States

Honouring our promises: Meeting the challenge to end child and family poverty

Campaign 2000, Campaign 2000, 24 Nov 2003. Canada

Millions milked in child care industry

Business Resources Whitepapers (BRW), Volume 25, No. 44, 13 November 2003, 17 Nov 2003. Australia and New Zealand

Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life (Volume 2): Austria, Ireland and Japan

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 4 Nov 2003. Asia, Europe

Meeting the child care challenge: Daycare Trust conference presentations

Daycare Trust, Daycare Trust, 11 Nov 2003. Europe