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Swedes opposing Swedish daycare and family policy:

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 20, 2011June 29, 2020in Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Power imbalance between parents & state, Sweden

Swedes opposing Swedish daycare and family policy: April 1989. Jan-Ola Gustafsson. - presentation transcript (PDF): "On daycarism in Sweden"1989. Katarina Runske. - speech (PDF): "Speech by Mrs Katarina Runske 1989"1994. Katarina Runske. - speech (PDF): Speech by Mrs Katarina Runske-Norén…

April 5, 2011: HELP’s Paul Kershaw suggests funding daycare by cutting back grandparents’ medical care such as hip replacements

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 5, 2011June 1, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Misc.

April 5, 2011: HELP’s Paul Kershaw suggests funding daycare by cutting back grandparents’ medical care such as hip replacements. UBC alone paid Kershaw (2008) $97,321 + $10,009 in expenses. (How about cutting such “scholars'” salaries and distributing the saving to…

April 5, 2011: HELP’s Paul Kershaw suggests funding daycare by cutting back grandparents’ medical care such as hip replacements

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 5, 2011June 12, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Liberals $500 million daycare promise

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 1, 2011June 11, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Liberals $500 million daycare promise. Watch the TV debate on Power Play between the head of the YWCA (largest daycare provider in Canada) and Institute for Marriage and Family Canada: Apr 1, 2011. Andrea Mrozek. CTV - video (web): "Andrea…

Mar 2011—Ottawa Citizen—“Full-day kindergarten set to expand. More than 40 additional schools to offer program in 2012: McGuinty”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 10, 2011June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Mar 2011—Ottawa Citizen—“Full-day kindergarten set to expand. More than 40 additional schools to offer program in 2012: McGuinty” (broken link): If elected Hudak may “freeze” Ontario all-day K

March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 9, 2011June 12, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise (broken link) (NOTE: CBC’s biased coverage: “On the Coast” called Andrea Mrozek of IMFC to participate but wanted a BC voice so she gave them given Helen…

Mar 2011—Toronto Star—Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 7, 2011June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

March 7, 2011. Toronto Star - article (web): "Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters". Kids First Commentary Re: Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters Reports claiming benefits from all-day K/daycare - behavioural, social, cognitive…

Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 28, 2011June 3, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions and methodology for calculating 25-30+% “vulnerable” or “not ready to learn” or “at risk” in peer-reviewed journals. How is “vulnerability” defined? “Vulnerability” is defined differently in different documents. Sometimes it is defined…

Feb 11, 2011 National Post debate on national daycare (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 11, 2011June 11, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Policy with promise

Feb 11, 2011 National Post debate on national daycare: Daycare lobbyists write, Why we need a national child-care program (broken link), and Tasha Kheiriddin responds with, Support parents, not the daycare industry (broken link). Readers respond with four votes against…

HELP at SFU Dec 6, 2010: Exposing a Few of H.E.L.P.’s False Claims

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 6, 2010June 1, 2020in Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Read some of our commentary on HELP and their activities over the years:Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - commentary (PDF): "What Is H.E.L.P.?"

All-day K/daycare promoters say Sweden is their model. But Swedes are saying “There should be a warning label on Swedish Family Policies”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 10, 2010June 3, 2020in Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Sweden

May 25, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. Haro - lecture (PDF): "Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?"November 10, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Mireja Institute - speech transcript (PDF): "Lessons learned from Swedish family policies"Jonas Himmelstrand on YouTube:Nov 7, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand.…

Nov 2010 article and discussion in The Tyee on BC day care. Please read the comments.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 8, 2010June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Nov 8, 2010. Article and discussion in The Tyee on BC day care: "Where Is BC’s Childcare Program?" . Please read the comments.

Costs—Daycare, Preschool, All-Day Kindergarten (broken links)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon October 15, 2010May 27, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Misc.

"Measure all costs"2001. Lynn A. Karoly et. al. Rand Corporation - article: "Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of EarlyChildhood Interventions" (follow links to download full report) Full Costs Never Openly Discussed or Grossly Underestimated "I don't have a dollar figure"Dr.…

Critics question value of full-day kindergarten in B.C.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 30, 2010June 3, 2020in Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural

Helen Ward of Kids First is interviewed: September 7, 2010. Helen Ward. CTV News - interview article (web): "Critics question value of full-day kindergarten in B.C."

Talking to economist Kevin Milligan: On all-day kindergarten

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 22, 2010June 2, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

Talking to economist Kevin Milligan: On all-day kindergarten, Nobel laureate James Heckman and the purported economic benefits of universal plans. In IFMC’s eReview: September 22, 2010. Kevin Milligan and Andrea Mrozek. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada - interview (PDF):…