About CRRU resources

The mandate of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit is to focus on provision, synthesis, analysis, and dissemination of information resources on early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy and research. The Resources section contains print and other materials that fit this mandate.

Childcare Information Resource Collection (CIRC)
CIRC is the database that organizes CRRU's resource collection of PRINT materials on ECEC policy. The database contains nearly 17,000 catalogued and fully searchable records.

ISSUE files
Each ISSUE file features online readings about topical issues in early childhood education and care policy.

Current developments in ECEC
This resource is a collection of online readings about current early childhood education and care policy and program delivery issues in Canada.

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008
This comprehensive report, the 8th edition since 1992, provides key data on child care and kindergarten across Canada. It tracks spaces, finances, quality issues and public policy developments at the provincial/ territorial and federal levels, includes demographic information such as mothers' labour force participation, and identifies trends over time.

Links
This section is a selection of web sites relevant to ECEC policy and social policy.

Upcoming events
This calendar features noteworthy events for the ECEC and social policy community.

Quality by Design
The Quality by Design project is intened to promote and inform discussion, debate and knowledge about quality in ELCC. This project builds upon previous work to broaden and deepen Canadian approaches to quality in ELCC. It is intended to contribute to quality as Canada's new national ELCC program - framed by the "QUAD" principles of Quality, Universality, Accessibility and Developmental [ness] - develops.

CRRU Publications
See the Publications section for material published by the CRRU.

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