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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Full-day kindergarten and student literacy growth: Does a lengthened school day make a difference?

Zvoch, Keith; Reynolds, Ralph and Parker, Robert, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1 Mar 2008. United States

Who is ahead and who is behind? Gaps in school readiness and student achievement in the early grades for California’s children

Cannon, J., & Karoly, L., RAND Corporation, 7 Nov 2007. United States

Government departments change to reflect island priorities

Premier's Office, Government of Prince Edward Island, 3 Apr 2008.

Diversity and equality guidelines for childcare providers

Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, 1 Dec 2006. Europe

For love or money: Pay, progression and professionalisation in the 'early years' workforce

Cooke, Graeme and Lawton, Kayte, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2 Apr 2008. Europe

The need to improve: Canadian child care

Johnson, Tim, Canadian Family, 1 Oct 2007. Canada

Income splitting and joint taxation of couples: What's fair

Kesselman, Jonathan, IRPP, 20 Mar 2008.

ECEC: Where does Canada stand and what does the future hold?

Education Commons OISE/UT, 19 Mar 2008. Canada

Today's Parent magazine

Various, Today's Parent, 10 Mar 2008. Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory

Australian social policy expert Deborah Brennan tours Canada

28 Mar 2008. Australia and New Zealand, Canada

The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook

Various, NIEER, 19 Mar 2008. United States

Budget 2008: What's in it for women?

Yalnizyan, Armine, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 13 Mar 2008. Canada

Hemispheric commitment to early childhood education

Organization of American States, Inter- American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 16 Nov 2007.

Early childhood education markets and democratic experimentalism: Two models for early childhood education and care

Moss, Peter, Bertelsmann Stiftung, 18 Mar 2008.

The physical environment

Prescott, Elizabeth, Child Care Exchange, 1 Nov 1994.

Lunchbox Speaker's Series: ECEC--Where does Canada stand and what does the future hold?

The Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT), 18 Mar 2008. Canada

The current state of Canadian family finances

Sauve, Roger, The Vanier Institute of the Family, 11 Feb 2008. Canada

Broadening and deepening our understanding of quality: Working toward inclusion and equity

Various, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 1 Feb 2008. Nova Scotia, Canada

Good governance of early childhood care and education: Lessons from the 2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report

Neuman, Michelle, J., United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1 Sep 2007.

Designing subsidy systems to meet the needs of families: An overview of policy research findings

Various, The Urban Institute, 4 Feb 2008. United States

'You can't always get what you want': Hopes vs. realities for Canadian families today

The Vanier Institute of the Family, The Vanier Institute of the Family, 9 Jan 2006. Canada

International Women's Day 2008 marks a special anniversary

National Union of Public and General Employees, National Union of Public and General Employees, 4 Mar 2008. Canada

Still left behind: A comparison of living costs and income assistance in British Columbia

Atkey, Jill and Siggner, Rebecca, Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC), 20 Feb 2008. British Columbia

Digital copies of selected Children in Europe magazine issues available for purchasing

various, Children in Scotland, 1 Mar 2008. Europe

Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott program

Whitebook, Marcy, Ryan, Sharon, Kipnis, Fran and Sakai, Laura, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 1 Feb 2008. United States