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Child care costs across Canada - Article from Today's Parent magazine reports results of an online survey of parents about child care fees and their feelings about the quality of the child care centres.

Moving to a system of integrated early care and learning in BC - Project from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC examines the relationship between "full school-day kindergarten for 4 and 5 year olds and BC's existing child care services".

Outdoor preschool - Norway - Video from Journeyman Pictures focuses on an outdoor preschool in the northern Norwegian town of Tromso where, every day, children learn in nature.

Enhancing learning of children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in early childhood and early primary school years - Report from University of Victoria's Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships centre for UNESCO.

Pre-budget updates on child care in Ontario - Leading up to the Ontario provincial budget, CRRU is collecting news stories and reports on current issues in child care in Ontario.

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child care in the news
· Zerbisias: Child care still big stumbling block [CA]
· Ontario's $63.5 million child care question [CA-ON]
· Stephen Harper asked about child care during Youtube interview
· Reconsider daycare closure [CA-ON]
· B.C. government won't divulge details of preschool plan [CA-BC]
· McGuinty Liberals created daycare woes [CA-ON]
· Porter: More men needed to fill the gap in daycare [CA]
· Escalating child care costs worry city [CA-ON]
· Child-care funding pays dividends [CA-ON]
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"I want to be clear that issues like equal pay, family leave, child care and others are not just women's issues, they are family issues and economic issues. Our progress in these areas is an important measure of whether we are truly fulfilling the promise of our democracy for all our people."
Barack Obama, announcing the creation of the White House Council on Women and Girls, March 11, 2009.

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upcoming events

It takes a university: Child care and post secondary institutions
- University of British Columbia hosts a national conference on post-secondary campus and community child care.


Transformational leadership: Preparing the early years profession for change
- 60th annual provincial conference of the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario.
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ECEC in Canada 2008
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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008
Jane Beach, Martha Friendly, Carolyn Ferns, Nina Prabhu. Barry Forer.

Booklet cover: 30 quick facts about Canadian ECEC
30 quick facts about Canadian ECEC: Trends and analysis 2008.


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