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NEW POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH UNIT'S WEBSITE
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9-Jul-04

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

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WHAT'S NEW
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 >> The universal vs. targeted debate: Should the United States have
preschool
for all?
by Barnett, W. Steven; Brown, Kirsty & Shore, Rima
Policy brief from the National Institute for Early Education Research (at
Rutgers University) recommends universal preschool for the United States.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60754

 >> Putting more women to work: A colloquium on employment, child care and
taxes
by various authors
Presentations from OECD colloquium examine issues in women's employment;
recognizes the importance of child care for women.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60756

 >> Guide to the new early childhood education funding system
by New Zealand Ministry of Education
Guide from the New Zealand Ministry of Education provides an overview of
the new
changes in ECEC funding; three and four year olds will receive 20 hours
free
ECEC each week.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60758

 >> Cultural inclusion: Supporting children to value diversity and
challenge
racial prejudice
by Statewide Transcultural Training and Resource Program
Video and training manual developed for ECE professionals supports
culturally
appropriate care practices.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60759


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CHILD CARE IN THE NEWS
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 >> Child care, up in smoke [US]
New York Times, July 8, 2004
Welfare reform has been widely hailed as a smashing success, but it can't
continue that way without child care subsidies for both recipients and the
working poor. At the moment, only about 15 percent of the eligible children
actually receive federally subsidized day care. In California, the waiting
list
has nearly 300,000 children.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60743

 >> Free care 'should be given to all toddlers' [GB]
Guardian, July 6, 2004
Parents should be entitled to free care for children under three in order
to
bring Britain closer to the levels of state-funded care found in other
European
countries, according to new British think tank, Capacity.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60744

 >> 'My child care headaches' [GB]
BBC News, July 5, 2004
Finding child care for school-age children can be  difficult during the
summer
holidays. One mother speaks about her struggle to find adequate care for
her two
school-age children.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60750


 >> 'We just can't afford to raise our children' [CA-ON]
Toronto Star, July 4, 2004
A number of Chinese immigrants are sending their children back to relatives
in
China due to financial hardship; many can't afford the high cost of child
care
in Canada.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60747

 >> An action plan for Paul Martin [CA]
Toronto Star, July 3, 2004
Toronto Star editorial urges Paul Martin to move quickly on his campaign
promises; calls on Martin to "start open dialogue with provinces on
national
child care program".
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60740

 >> Canadians chose a stronger nation [CA]
Toronto Star, June 29, 2004
The results of the federal election show that Canadians want a strong,
social
progressive government; cooperation between the NDP and Liberals could
create a
national child care system.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60741

 >> Pre-schooling shoots pupils to top of class [NZ]
New Zealand Herald, June 26, 2004
Report from a longitudinal study by the New Zealand Council for Education
Research to be released later this month shows that children who attended
high
quality preschool have higher numeracy and literacy test scores than their
contemporaries; study adds to mounting evidence that quality ECEC yields
educational benefits.
http://action.web.ca/home/crru/rsrcs_crru_full.shtml?x=60749


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