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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Education reform starts early: Lessons from New Jersey's preK-3rd reform efforts

Mead, Sara, New America Foundation, 1 Dec 2009. United States

Layton challenges other leaders to put Canadian women and children first

NDP, NDP, 8 Feb 2010.

Hard truths: Canada's social deficit

Taillon, Peggy, Canadian Council on Social Development, 5 Feb 2010.

No action: No progress

Feminist Alliance for International Action, Feminist Alliance for International Action, 18 Feb 2010.

Families and communities engagement in education

Bull, Ally, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1 Dec 2009. Australia and New Zealand

Administration reverses a decade of indifference: Budget proposal expands quality child care and early education opportunities

Matthews, Hannah & Ewen, Danielle, Centre for Law and Social Policy, 1 Feb 2010. United States

Cost savings analysis of school readiness in Michigan

Chase, Richard; Anton, Paul; Diaz, Jose; Martin Rogers, Nicole & Rausch, Ela, Wilder Research and Early Childhood Investment Corporation, 1 Nov 2009. United States

Women, men and the new economics of marriage

Taylor, Paul; Fry, Richard; Cohn, D'Vera; Wang, Wendy; Velasco, Gabriel & Dockterman, Daniel, Pew Research Center, 19 Jan 2010. United States

Early care and education quality and child outcomes

Burchinal, Peg; Kainz, Kirsten; Cai, Karen; Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Martinez-Beck, Ivelisse & Rathgeb, Colleen, Child Trends, 1 May 2010.

Early care and education quality and child outcomes

Burchinal, Peg; Kainz, Kirsten; Cai, Karen; Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Martinez-Beck, Ivelisse & Rathgeb, Colleen, Child Trends, 1 May 2010. United States

Women, men and the new economics of marriage

Taylor, Paul; Fry, Richard; Cohn, D'Vera; Wang, Wendy; Velasco, Gabriel & Dockterman, Daniel, Pew Research Center, 19 Jan 2010. International

Cost savings analysis of school readiness in Michigan

Chase, Richard; Anton, Paul; Diaz, Jose; Martin Rogers, Nicole & Rausch, Ela, Wilder Research and Early Childhood Investment Corporation, 1 Nov 2009. United States

A portrait of Canada's early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce 2009

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council, Child Care Human Resources Sector Council, 1 Oct 2009. Canada

Overcoming poverty together: The New Brunswick economic and social inclusion plan

Government of New Brunwick, Government of New Brunwick, 12 Nov 2009. New Brunswick

Keep the aspirations flying

Teachers.tv, Teachers.tv, 28 Apr 2006. Europe

Children and cities: Planning to grow together

Torres, Juan, Vanier Institute of the Family, 8 Oct 2009. Canada

Implementation of early learning program and Toronto's child care funding risks and pressures

City of Toronto, 16 Dec 2009. Ontario

What do we know about the impact of publicly funded preschool education on the supply and quality of infant/toddler care?

Ackerman, Debra J., & Barnett, Steven W., National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), 17 Jan 2009. United States

Tackling women's and children's poverty- Early learning and care services are part of the solution

Prentice, Susan, Childcare Coalition of Manitoba, 4 Dec 2009. Canada

Childcare businesses as social enterprises

various, International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare, University of East London, 24 Sep 2010.

Increasing Canada's productivity through early childhood development

Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 4 Oct 2009. Canada

The provision of childcare services: A comparative review of 30 European countries

European Commission's Expert Group on Gender and Employment Issues (EGGE), European Commission Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, 1 Mar 2009. Europe

Preventing obesity in the child care setting

Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, 9 Dec 2010.

Writing an inclusion policy: A guide for child care centres and homes

Healthy Child Manitoba, Government of Manitoba, Government of Manitoba, 1 Aug 2009.

Effective early childhood programmes

Bernard van Leer Foundation, 1 Oct 2009.