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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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.

Profiles of choice: Parent’s patterns of priority in child care decision-making

Kim, Jinseok and Fram, Maryah Stella, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Vol. 24, Issue 1, 1 Jan 2009.

Early childhood education and care: Next steps

Report of The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Senate of Canada, 28 Apr 2009.

Our schools/ Our selves: Spring 2009

Various, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Vol. 18, N.3 (#95), 26 Apr 2009. Australia and New Zealand, Europe

Cost-benefit review of work-life balance practices-2009

Lero, D., Richardson, J., & Korabik, K., Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph, 1 Feb 2009. Canada

Tackling social and cultural inequalities through early childhood education and care in Europe

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Eurydice, Eurydice Network, 1 Jan 2009. Europe

Multiple child-care arrangements and young children’s behavioural outcomes

Morrissey, Taryn, Society for Research in Child Development Congressional Fellow, Child Development, 80:1(59-76), 31 Dec 2008. United States

Canada’s quiet bargain: The benefits of public spending

Mackenzie, Hugh and Shillington, Richard, Canadian Centre for Policy Altenatives, 15 Apr 2009.

Survey outcomes: Early learning and care and Strong Start Centre research

Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia, Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia, 1 Mar 2009.

Developing programmes to promote ethnic diversity in early childhood: Lessons from Northern Ireland

Connolly, Paul, Bernard van Leer Foundation, 8 Apr 2009. Europe

She works hard for the money: Australian women and the gender divide

AMP and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NCSEM), 6 Apr 2009. Australia and New Zealand