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.

Search the Online Document Catalogue

Supporting growth and development of babies in child care: What does the research say?

Goldstein, Anne; Hamm, Katie & Schumacher, Rachel, Center for Law and Social Policy & Zero to Three Policy Center, 7 Jun 2007. United States

Measuring up: Alberta family policy present and future

Kershaw, Paul; Hornick, Joseph & Harder, Lois, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 13 Jun 2007. Canada, Alberta

Interview on family benefits packages in Alberta and BC with Paul Kershaw of UBC

Kershaw, Paul, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 11 Jun 2007. Canada, British Columbia

Bringing politics into the nursery: Early childhood education as a democratic practice

Moss, Peter, Bernard van Leer Foundation, 18 Jun 2007. Europe

The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families

Matthews, Hannah & Jang, Deeana, Center for Law and Social Policy, 1 May 2007. United States

The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report

Frede, Ellen; Jung, Kwanghee; Barnett, W. Steven; Esposito Lamy, Cynthia & Figueras, Alexandra, National Institute for Early Education Research, 1 Jun 2007. United States

Promoting social inclusion and respect for diversity in the early years

various, Bernard van Leer Foundation, 11 Jun 2007.

Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood

Wise, Sarah, Australian Government. Australian Institute of Family Studies. Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse., 1 May 2007. Australia and New Zealand

National Child Benefit progress report: 2005

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services, Government of Canada, 30 May 2007. Canada

Navigating family transitions: Evidence from the General Social Survey 2006

Beaupré, Pascale & Cloutier, Elisabeth, Statistics Canada, 13 Jun 2007. Canada

Investing in quality: Policy, practitioners, programs, and parents

Best Start Expert Panel on Quality and Human Resources, Government of Ontario. Ministry of Children and Youth Services., 1 Mar 2007. Canada, Ontario

Early learning for every child today: A framework for Ontario early childhood settings

Best Start Expert Panel on Early Learning, Government of Ontario. Ministry of Children and Youth Services., 1 Dec 2006. Canada, Ontario

Enriching children, enriching the nation

Lynch, Robert G., Foundation for Child Development, 1 May 2007. United States

Training strategy project: Preliminary findings

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council, Child Care Human Resources Sector Council, 1 Apr 2007. Canada

Repairing Canada's social safety net

Torjman, Sherri, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, 30 May 2007. Canada

Provincial underfunding fails children

Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 29 May 2007. Canada, Ontario

Early learning and child care public consultation

Government of New Brunswick. Department of Family and Community Services., Government of New Brunswick. Department of Family and Community Services., 1 Jun 2007. Canada, New Brunswick

Enquête sur les besoins et les préférences des familles en matière de services de garde, 2004

Institut de la statistique de Québec, Institut de la statistique de Québec, 2 May 2006. Canada, Quebec

Family policy, social trends and fertility in Quebec: Experimenting with the Nordic model?

Roy, Laurent & Bernier, Jean, Gouvernment du Québec. Ministère de la Famille, des Aînés et de la Condition féminine, 1 Jan 2007. Canada, Quebec, Europe

What we've heard: Summary of consultations on the Child Care Spaces Initiative

Government of Canada. Human Resources and Social Development Canada., Government of Canada. Human Resources and Social Development Canada., 17 May 2007. Canada

Descriptive data on pre-school activities, school-age childcare, schools and adult education in Sweden 2006

Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), 16 Apr 2007. Europe

Bill C-303: Early learning and child care Act

Savoie, Denise (sponsor), Chow, Olivia (seconded), House of Commons. Parliament of Canada., 17 May 2007. Canada

Opportunities to reconcile family and work

Myhrman, Rolf & Säntti, Riitta, Institutional Repository (Valto), 8 Mar 2007. Europe

State of the world's mothers 2007: Saving the lives of children under five

Save the Children, Save the Children, 8 May 2007. Canada

First NZCER national survey of early childhood education services: 2003-2004

Mitchell, Linda & Brooking, Keren, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 6 May 2007. Australia and New Zealand