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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Special Advisor on Early Learning- Backgrounder – Highlights of the full day learning plan

Pascal, Charles E., Special Advisor on Early Learning, Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009.

YMCA Ontario welcome the long-waited Pascal report on Early Learning

YMCA, Ontario, Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009.

OSSTF: New early years plan strengthens Ontario education

Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF), Marketwire, 15 Jun 2009.

OPSBA applauds With Our Best Future in Mind report

Ontario Public School Board’s Association (OPSBA), Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009.

Full-day kindergarten best delivered by certified teachers

Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009.

Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators Welcomes Pascal’s report

Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators, Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009. Ontario

CCAAC: Ontario’s plan applauded for supporting healthy children AND working families

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC), Marketwire, 15 Jun 2009. Ontario

Full-day learning report hits core issues

Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO), Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009. Ontario

Early Learning Advisor’s recommendations would benefit families and municipalities

Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Canada News Wire, 15 Jun 2009. Ontario

MEDIA ADVISORY - Special Advisor on Early Learning

Canada News Wire, 11 Jun 2009. Ontario

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.