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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Ratios for four and five year olds: What does the research say? What else is important?

Friendly, Martha; Ferns, Carolyn & Prabhu, Nina, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 12 Jun 2009. Canada

Early childhood education and care: Key lessons from research for policy makers

Penn, Helen, European Commission & Network of Experts in Social Sciences of Education and training (NESSE), 4 Jun 2009. Europe

Competent learners on the edge of adulthood: A summary of key findings from the Competent Learners @ 16 Project

Wylie, C., Hodgen, E., Hipkins, R., & Vaughan, K., New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 30 Apr 2009. Australia and New Zealand

Work/life balance: What do we really know?

Barrette, Jacques, Vanier Institute of the Family, 14 Jan 2009. Canada

A healthy, productive Canada: A determinants of health approach

Keon, Wilbert Joseph & Pépin, Lucie (Chairs), Senate of Canada, 1 Jun 2009.

Income of Canadians 2007

Statistics Canada, Statistics Canada, 3 Jun 2009.

Providing preschool education for all 4-year-olds: Lessons from six state journeys

Ackerman, Debra; Barnett, Steven, Hawkinson; Brown, Kirsty; and McGonigle, Elizabeth, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), Issue 18, 1 Mar 2009.

Creating continuity through literacy experiences at Wilton Playcentre

Bulman, Rebecca; Cubey, Pam; Mitchell, Linda; Wilson, Michelle, New Zealand Council for Education Research (NZCER), 22 May 2009. Australia and New Zealand

Quality support infrastructure in early childhood: Still (mostly) missing

Azzi-Lessing, Lenette, Early Childhood Research and Practice 11(1), Spring 2009, 1 May 2009.

Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), NACCRRA, 1 Feb 2009.

Poverty reduction policies and programs

Scott, Katherine (Editor), Canadian Council on Social Development, 1 May 2009. Canada

Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s cognitive and social development in year 6

Sammons, P., Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Siraj-Blatchford, I., Taggart, B., Hunt, S., & Jelicic, H., Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Government of the United Kingdom, 1 Aug 2008. Europe

Putting science into action: equity from the start through early childhood development

Various, Council for Early Child Development, 13 May 2009. Australia and New Zealand, Europe

Preschool Matters April/May 2009

National Institute for Early Education Research, National Institute for Early Education Research, 1 May 2009.

Employment Insurance and women: What you should know

New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1 May 2009.

Federal transfers to provinces and territories

Government of Canada. Ministry of Finance, Government of Canada. Ministry of Finance., 1 Jan 2009.

Preparing teachers of young children: The current state of knowledge, and a blueprint for the future

Whitebook, M.; Gomby, D.; Bellm, D.; Sakai, L. & Kipnis, F., Centre for the Study of Child Care Employment. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. University of California at Berkeley., 1 May 2009.

Creating communities for young children: A toolkit for change

Schroeder, J.; Harvey, J.; Razaz-Rahmati, N.; Corless, G.; Negreiros, J.; Ford, L.; Kershaw, P.; Anderson, L.; Wiens, M.; Vaghri, Z.; Stefanowicz, A.; Irwin, L.G. & Hertzman, C., Human Early Learning Partnership, 1 Feb 2009.

Supporting employers in Canada’s (ECEC) sector: Main report

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (prepared by R.A. Malatest & Associates), Child Care Human Resources Sector Council, 1 Jan 2009.

Inquiry into the provision of childcare

various, Senate of Australia, 13 May 2009. Australia and New Zealand

The family work week

Marshall, Katherine, Statistics Canada, 23 Apr 2009.

Parents as child care providers: A menu of parental leave models

Lovell, Vicky, and Helmuth, Suppan, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 1 May 2009.

Crisis in kindergarten: A new report on the disappearance of play

Miller, Edward and Almon, Joan, Alliance for Childhood, 20 May 2009. United States

State of the world’s mothers 2009: Investing in the early years

Save the Children, Save the Children, 6 May 2009. Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and the Carribean, Europe

The family work week

Marshall, Katherine, Statistics Canada, 1 Apr 2009.