May 26, 2008. Jack Mintz. 580 CFRA News Talk Radio - interview (web): Jack Mintz discusses family taxation on 580 CFRA in Ottawaaudio
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Brown advisor calls for tax breaks for stay-at-home mums after warning over nurseries
Brown advisor calls for tax breaks for stay-at-home mums after warning over nurseries (broken link): UK PM’s policy advisor, Jay Belsky, cites negative effects of centre-based care and asks for funding for parental child care “on humanitarian grounds.”
Parents should be paid to spend time with their children says top UK School Head
Parents should be paid to spend time with their children says top UK School Head (broken link)
Spring 2008—Kids First Submission to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology re: OECD “Starting Strong II” Report
Spring 2008. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - gov sub (PDF): "Submission to Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology RE: The OECD's Review of Child Care and Early Learning in Canada"
Mustard Calls Quebec Study “chicken shit”, McCain Accuses Authors of Denying Breastfeeding Benefits
Should Daycare Lobby Heavyweights Wear Pink and Stop Bullying? Daycare Gurus Mustard, McCain, and Hertzman Slam Pro-Breastfeeding Economists The study that showed negative outcomes for Quebec daycare has been called "chicken shit" by Dr. Fraser Mustard, former Chair of Ballard…
New Study from the UK Recommends $100 per Month for Parental Child Care (broken link)
New Study from the UK Recommends $100 per Month for Parental Child Care: “Little Britons: Financing Childcare Choice” “[D]aycare was a long way down the list of priorities for parents in deprived families…formal childcare was actively rejected as inappropriate in…
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HELP Findings that Contradict HELP’s Promotion of Early Schooling/Daycare (broken link)
Negative behavioural outcomes found for daycare centres "Pro-social behaviour scores were lowest for children in licensed day care and highest for children in unregulated home care and relative care." Statistics Canada "National Data Sets: Sources of Information for Canadian Child…
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Thank you Newfoundland and Labrador for leading the way in funding child care equality: $1,000 for birth/adoption and $100/month for first 12 months according to a govenment press release
Thank you Newfoundland and Labrador for leading the way in funding child care equality: $1,000 for birth/adoption and $100/month for first 12 months according to a govennment press release: May 2, 2008. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - media release…
Thank you to Newfoundland and Labrador for leading the way in funding parental child care: $1,000 for birth/adoption and $100/month for the first 12 months
Thank you to Newfoundland and Labrador for leading the way in funding parental child care: $1,000 for birth/adoption and $100/month for the first 12 months:May 2, 2008, Government of Newfoundland - news release (web): "Province Unveils New Benefits to Support…
Transcripts of Senate Committee Hearings on Child Care
April 20, 2007Seven members/staff of the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada presentJune 6, 2007Dr. Kevin Milligan of UBC on research showing poor outcomes for children under Quebec daycare system and Martha Friendly, a top daycare lobbyistJune 7, 2007Shawn Tupper…
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Thousands choosing computers over classroom
Excerpts from the article by Cathryn Atkinson. The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ont.: Apr 30, 2008. pg. S.3 Program offering distance-learning courses has nearly tripled its online student body since its launch less than three years ago Logging onto the…
OECD Underestimated Early Education Funding—Only Counted Spending on Kindergarten
OECD Underestimated Early Education Funding—Only Counted Spending on Kindergarten Feb 20, 2008: “Canada Lagging in Early Education Funding” (cat link) Response:March 12th, 2008. Letter in Hill Times Embassy Magazine, (cat link) in response to original article published Feb
Survey by Ipsos Reid for Federal government finds Canadians want choice and support for parents
Canadians not Buying Daycare Lobby Spin, Want Choice and Support for Parents In 2006, Ipsos Reid pollsters conducted a focus group survey for the federal government of child care policy and communications about this policy. Participants want support and choice…
Article: “Who should be caring for very young children?” in The Medical Journal of Australia
Article: “Who should be caring for very young children?” (fox link) in The Medical Journal of Australia
NAFTA Means US “Big Box” Daycare Chains Can Get Canadian Taxpayers’ Dollars
NAFTA Means US “Big Box” Daycare Chains Can Get Canadian Taxpayers’ Dollars: A legal opinion for Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE) says because of NAFTA daycare must be STATE-RUN not just state-funded to keep out US chains. Another legal…
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