Neo-conservative alliance with second-wave feminist daycare lobby admitted. By Rianne Mahon, Carleton University sociologist and top Canadian daycare apologist: Rianne Mahon. Carleton University - research paper (PDF): “Transnationalising (Child) Care Policy: the OECD and the World Bank” Find it also…
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Mar 20, 2009. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - report (PDF): "The more you spend the more you save? Exposing the false economy of daycare/preschool cost-benefit analysis"
Big Brother Goes to Kindergarten: BC Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Data on all BC Children For background, please see the Kids First article belowMay 6, 2009. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - article (PDF): "Big Brother…
April 2009. Helen Ward. National Post - article (PDF): "The biggest investment scam out there: All-day Kindergarten" (link to the original April 1, 2009 National Post article (broken link) with comments)
"20/20", Mar 13, 2009 show with videos (broken link)Finally the truth about daycare/universal preschool/prekindergarten is getting out there in the main stream media. This very popular American investigative journalism program reveals the dis-information at the basis of Obama's plan for…
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“Real choice” in child care through direct funding to parents is championed by leading child development researcher internationally: Effects of Child Care on Child Development: Give Parents Real Choice (broken link) by Jay BelskyInstitute for the Study of Children, Families…
BC Government Report on School All Day for Ages 3 to 5, “Expanding Early Learning In British Columbia For Children Age Three to Five (broken link)” 2009, by unnamed members of the BC Government’s Early Childhood Learning Agency
Canadian Developmental psychologist's Dr Gordon Neufeld's work citedFrom Jonas Himmelstrand, a Swedish friend of Kids First:Dear friends,Sweden's rigid day care based family policies may start to loosen up, even though the journey can be long.I was invited to speak at…
Read More Swedish Parliament hears about the importance of parent-child attachment
See the TVO debate on daycare and full-day kindergarten for 4 and 5 year olds (broken link). Charles Pascal, the Ontario advisor on full-day schooling for tots, and daycare economist Gordon Cleveland win our BEER AND POPCORN AWARD for contemptuous…
Read More See the TVO debate on daycare and full-day kindergarten for 4 and 5 year olds
Kids First commentary. Daycare Lobby Co-Opting the UNICEF Brand: December 2008. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - report (PDF): UNICEF Daycare Report: Children and Parents’ Rights Wronged More related information can be found here in an article by Kids…
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Innocenti Centre/OECD Report promotes daycare yet says it harms child development. Published by the Innocenti Centre, now a department of UNICEF. Written by Peter Adamson drawing on research by John Bennett from the OECD’s daycare agency:2008. UNICEF - report (PDF):…
"Pay parents for their work" Toronto Star, Sep 23, 2008, pg. AA.7 Re: Editorial, Sept. 20 titled "Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?"This editorial asks the wrong question. The question is When will all children and parents in Canada be treated…
Read More Letter to the Toronto Star Editor in response to: “Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?”
On Saturday (Sept 27—my baby turned 11 months) an NDP volunteer knocked at my door asking for my vote. I told her that the NDP's daycare favouring policy was a major concern to me. She was very sympathetic and agreed…
Read More A Victory for Parents and Kids: NDP Switcheroo on Funding Parents
2008 Archived Interviews on Child-Related Policy in Election Campaign with Kids First President, Helen Ward Archived on CKNW. Go to Sept 21 at 1:00 pm. The interview starts at minute 9:30.Archived on CKNW. Go to Sept 14 at 1:00 pm.…
Sept 25, 2008. Kids First Parent association of Canada - report (PDF): "4 Parties’ 2008 Election Platforms for Children’s Care and Well-being"
