NEW POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH UNIT’S WEBSITE
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17-Dec-04

All postings available on CRRU’s homepage
http://www.childcarecanada.org/


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WHATS NEW
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 >> A legislative framework for a pan-Canadian system of child care
services
by Cameron, Barbara
Discussion paper from the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada focuses
on
the importance of the accountability of the executive branch of government
to
the elected legislature.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70717

 >> Choice for parents, the best start for children: A ten year strategy
for
child care
by Government of Great Britain. Her Majesty’s Treasury
Pre-budget report from the British government promises longer maternity and
parental leaves, as well as more child care spaces and a new qualification
and
career structure for child care workers.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70716

 >> Victoria’s child care priorities go from bad to worse
by Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia
Press release from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British
Columbia
responds to the B.C government’s recent child care funding announcement.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70726

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CHILD CARE IN THE NEWS
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 >> Saskatchewan families need more help: child care advocates [CA-SK]
CBC news, 17 Dec 04
A woman who runs a Saskatchewan child care centre says she's a living
example of
what's wrong with Canada's child care system – she can't afford to send her
own
three children to where she works.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70723

 >> City seeks MPs' pressure in child care feud [CA-ON]
London Free Press, 16 Dec 04
London’s board of control is refusing to pay 20 per cent of a federally
funded
expansion of child care demanded by the province. The board argues the
child
care funding is federal money and should flow to municipalities with no
strings
attached.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70721

 >> Chancellor announces extra child care cash [GB]
Guardian, 2 Dec 04
The British government's 10-year child care strategy, set out in the
pre-budget
report, will allow parents to spend more time at home with their children
while
schools will open longer to help those who work. It promises an extra one
million child care places.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=70719


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