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Subject: [CRRU-l] NEW POSTINGS FROM CRRU
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NEW POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH UNIT’S
WEBSITE
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12-Aug-05
All postings available on CRRU’s homepage
http://www.childcarecanada.org/
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WHATS NEW
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>> Funding creates child care spaces, supports providers
by Government of British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family
Development
Press release from the government of British Columbia announces an
$8.1-million
boost in child care funding.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80814
>> Developing school age child care: Report of a Working Group of the
National
Childcare Co-ordinating Committee
by Government of Ireland. Department of Justice, Equality and Law.
Childcare
Directorate
Report from the government of Ireland describes school age child care in
Ireland
and other jurisdictions; provides recommendations and guidelines to improve
quality and provision.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80813
>> Early education and children’s outcomes: How long do the impacts last?
by Goodman, Alissa & Sianesi, Barbara
Report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies evaluates the effects of
pre-school
on a cohort of British children born in 1958; finds positive and
long-lasting
effects from early education.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80812
>> Getting teachers from here to there: Examining issues related to an
early
care and education teacher policy
by Ackerman, Debra
Article from Early Childhood Research and Practice (US) explores the
constraints
facing ECE teachers in improving their credentials and the capacity of
training
programs to create a qualified and knowledgeable workforce.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80810
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CHILD CARE IN THE NEWS
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>> B.C. boosts child care funding by $8m [CA-BC]
Vancouver Province, 11 Aug 05
The B.C. government has announced an $8-million boost to child care funding
and
promised far more, stating that B.C. and the federal government are close
to
signing a bilateral agreement.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80804
>> Children before profits [NZ]
New Zealand Herald, 10 Aug 05
When the New Zealand government said it would provide 20 hours of free
education
a week for 3 and 4-year-olds at non-profit, community-run centres, the
early
childhood education sector hailed it as a landmark. Well, almost all of the
sector hailed it. Only private profit-making centres opposed it, saying
they
were being discriminated against.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80808
>> Fifty years ago Betty was a blessing for busy mums [AU]
Mercury (Australia), 10 Aug 05
When Betty Heaney opened what is believed to be Australia's first childcare
centre in Hobart more than 50 years ago, conditions were very different
from
today. Mrs Heaney, now 81, of Penna, started the Scots Church Child Care in
1954.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80817
>> Day care advocates press for funding deal [CA-NB]
CBC News, 9 Aug 05
Day care advocates in New Brunswick want promised funding from the federal
government as soon as possible.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80807
>> Child care a crunch issue for workers [IE]
Ireland Online, 8 Aug 05
Child care continues to be an issue of affordability and availability for
Irish
workers and looks set to influence voting patterns at the next general
election.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80805
>> Kids adopted from China find Halifax day care home [CA-NS]
Halifax Herald, 5 Aug 05
A new Halifax day care has a unique educational program: language and
cultural
instruction for children adopted from China. Patty Monaghan and business
partner, Ying Zhang’s Magic Ladybug Learning Centre will open in September.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=80809
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The Childcare Resource and Research Unit
University of Toronto, Canada
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