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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Opening comments on quality services for young children in rich countries – issues for the forthcoming Innocenti Report Card No. 8 on Childhood in Transition

Jespersen, Eva, Eurochild, 8 Apr 2008. Canada

Growing unequal? Income distribution and poverty in OECD countries

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 21 Oct 2008. Canada

After-school programs and academics: Implications for policy, practice, and research

Granger, R. C., ERIC, 1 Mar 2008. United States

Pedagogical connections, Issue 2, Fall 2008

Unit for Child Care Research & Professional Development. University of Victoria., Unit for Child Care Research & Professional Development. University of Victoria., 1 Oct 2008. Canada, British Columbia

Building on our strengths: A child care plan for Victoria

Anderson, Lynell & Rosen, Dan, Human Early Learning Partnership. University of British Columbia., 1 Sep 2008. Canada, British Columbia

Family day home standards manual

Government of Alberta. Ministry of Children and Youth Services., Government of Alberta. Ministry of Children and Youth Services., 1 Oct 2008. Canada, Alberta

Quality in leisure time centres: Guidelines and comments

Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), 10 Jun 2008. Europe

Preschool education and its lasting effects: Research and policy implications

Barnett, W. Steven, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Rutgers University, 1 Sep 2008. United States

Most prefer child care to cheques: poll

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canadian Union of Public Employees, 9 Oct 2008. Canada

Early childhood education and care in the 2008 federal election: Updates

Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 9 Oct 2008. Canada

New evidence about child care in Canada: Use patterns, affordability and quality

Cleveland, Gordon; Forer, Barry; Hyatt, Douglas; Japel, Christa & Krashinsky, Michael, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 7 Oct 2008. Canada

Attitudes toward child care

Environics Research Group, Code Blue for Child Care, 8 Oct 2008. Canada

Implementation of the Barcelona objectives concerning childcare facilities for pre-school-age children

European Commission. Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities., European Commission, 3 Oct 2008. Europe

Defining the federal government's role in social policy: The spending power and other instruments

Contributors: Telford, Hamish; Graefe, Peter & Banting, Keith, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 30 Sep 2008. Canada

A strong economy needs good child care: Canada can't work without it

Code Blue for Child Care, Code Blue for Child Care, 30 Sep 2008. Canada

Retro social policy: Child benefits under the Harper government

Battle, Ken, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 23 Sep 2008. Canada

Harper and child care

Ballantyne, Morna, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 23 Sep 2008. Canada

Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education

Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Almaraz, Mirella; Suarez, Esther & Bellm, Dan, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. University of California at Berkeley., 1 Jul 2008. United States

Fostering language acquisition in daycare settings: What does the research tell us?

Beller, Simone, Bernard van Leer Foundation, 3 Sep 2008.

Child care report card -- Election 2008

Code Blue for Child Care, Code Blue for Child Care, 22 Sep 2008. Canada

Child care reality check 2008: Fact and fiction (Election 2008)

Code Blue for Child Care, Code Blue for Child Care, 16 Sep 2008. Canada

Work equity Canada index: Where the provinces and territories stand

Chaussard, Martine; Gerecke, Megan & Heymann, Jody, McGill University. Institute for Health and Social Policy., 1 Sep 2008. Canada

Early childhood education in Mexico: Expansion, quality improvement, and curricular reform

Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; McCartney, Kathleen; Myers, Robert; Bub, Kristen L. Lugo-Gil, Julieta; Ramos, Maria A. & Knaul, Felicia, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 1 Oct 2007. Latin America and the Carribean

Early childhood education: Questions of quality

Various, Bernard van Leer Foundation, 1 Jun 2008. Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Carribean, Europe

Improving policies for the working poor: Lessons from the UK experience

Waldfogel, Jane, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1 Sep 2008. Europe