Contemporary Canadian families need a system of child care that is more appropriate to modern conditions than the present system is. Because many Canadian parents do not have extended families to turn to, they are increasingly paying for child care. More than half prefer a form of care other than the one they use. Canadian policy and programs…

Designed for use by those interested in child care issues, this guide is a basic description of the state of child care in Ontario, Canada. Chapter 1 addresses the issue of the need for universal child care. Chapter 2, "Child Care Services in Ontario," discusses legislation governing child care, licensed and unlicensed child care, and…

Discusses the history of the day care and early childhood education movement in Ontario, Canada, with sepcial emphasis on the issues of teacher training and certification. (ED)

The development and delivery of child care services in Canada has never been without controversy. This case study examines the development of the child care system in Alberta, Canada, showing how the role of the government proceeded through four distinct phases, each determining a different outcome for child care stakeholders. Power mechanisms and…

Among the multiplicity of objectives that high quality child care can meet is the pivotal goal of promoting equality for women. Child care has consequences for women both as mothers and as providers of care for other people's children. Thus, women have a powerful stake in child care policy. Canada has no national child care policy, and its child…

This report consists of (1) a description of conditions that immigrant women face in accommodating themselves to Canadian society, and (2) recommendations to the Federal government for remediating the problems identified. The report was compiled from data collected from a survey of community agencies and organizations, questionnaires distributed…

This paper presents an ecological approach to the study of day care, addressing the interaction of such factors as the developmental needs of children, the role of family structure, and the impact of governmental funding and regulatory policies. (Author/LMO)

Noting that in Canada, regulated child care and most other early childhood services are under provincial jurisdiction, this report provides statistical and other information on early childhood care and education services for each province and territory in Canada. Data were collected by means of questionnaires sent to each provincial/territorial…

The 1st International Conference on Outdoor Education, 1972, was planned to provide a broad range of contacts and experiences for the delegates. Papers presented at this conference and reported in the Proceedings covered outdoor education for handicapped children and native children, residential programs, government role in outdoor education,…

The three reports collected in this document focus on day care in the Canadian provinces, specifically addressing: (1) "Provincial Funding of Day Care Services"; (2) "Day Care Spaces in Canada - 1982"; and (3) "Provincial Day Care Requirements." The first report provides summary outlines of the mechanisms used by each…

Although young children have no influence on the political process, they do have ardent advocates in Canada, Sweden, and the United States. Decision makers and advocate groups in the three countries, however, differ rather markedly, with Canada taking a middle course between the factionalized United States and the highly integrated Sweden. In the…

Noting that modern governments have a choice between a deliberate, coherent family policy and one of inconsistency and mischance, this paper presents the family policy of Quebec as a model of a coherent set of measures aimed explicitly at family well-being. This policy, started in the late 1980s, was put into place through the appointment of a…

Examines Canadian child care and child care policy in light of four goals: alleviating poverty, fostering equality for women, providing early education and child development services, and promoting economic well-being. Examples are provided to show the practical application of policy to meet each of the goals. An analysis of current child care…

There is broad recognition in Canada that offering both early childhood education to strengthen healthy development for all children and child care to support mothers' workforce participation is in the public interest. Noting that Canada does not currently provide adequate early childhood care and education, this paper examines federal/provincial…

Child care policymakers in Ontario and Michigan were compared in a study of provincial and state political processes and structures that affect child welfare. The two regions were selected due to similarities in their demographic characteristics, economic structures, and Anglo-American cultural commitments. The rationale for the study was that an…