NEW POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH UNIT’S WEBSITE
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13-Aug-04

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


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WHAT’S NEW
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 >> Competent children at 12
by Wylie, Cathy
Fifth report of a longitudinal study from New Zealand continues to chart
the
development of 500 children. Among the findings: “early childhood education
makes a lasting contribution to children's competency levels”.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61541

 >> National agenda for early childhood: A draft framework
Report from the Australian government sets out a series of goals,
principles and
key action areas for developing policy and programs for children 0-5 years.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61540

 >> Social policy in the 21st century
Special section of Policy Options offers the perspectives of twelve authors
on
the future of social policy in Canada; three key articles highlight the
importance of ECEC in the social policy debate.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61538

 >> Early Care and Education Collaborative
Website coordinated by the Communications Consortium Media Center aims to
create
the public will to improve ECEC resources in the U.S; features useful
resources
on economic development and ECEC.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61539


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CHILD CARE IN THE NEWS
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 >> Pressure mounts to improve child care services for toddlers [AU]
SOURCE  Sydney Morning Herald, August 12, 2004
The Australian federal government is under pressure from the government of
New
South Wales to boost its child care subsidy to help meet the cost of care
for
children under two years of age
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61543

 >> 9 in 10 kindergarten teachers believe more students succeed with
preschool
programs [US]
SOURCE  Associated Press, August 11, 2004
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania has used a national poll of
kindergarten teachers to illustrate the need for more preschool education
funding.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61545

 >> Safety nets for the 21st century [CA]
SOURCE  Toronto Star, August 9, 2004
The current issue of Policy Options goes where Canadian politicians “feared
to
tread” in the recent election; offers real debate about the future of
social
policy in Canada.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61542

 >> Child care workers join Union of Public Sector Employees [CA-PE]
SOURCE  CBC News, August 6, 2004
Approximately 200 child care workers in Prince Edward Island have joined
the
UPSE to demand better wages.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61546

 >> Child care workers earn poverty-level pay [US]
SOURCE  Savannah Morning News, July 28, 2004
Child care workers in the United States have “a higher concentration of
poverty-level jobs than almost any other occupation”.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=61544




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