International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ) – Page 2

Pascal Adviser from OECD Says State is Responsible for Child-Rearing (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 10, 2010May 25, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc., Power imbalance between parents & state

Whose Children are They?This Power Point presentation tells us where the daycare lobbyists want us to go.It is by OECD/UNESCO/UNCEF top daycare man John Bennett.He lied about Canadian daycare lobbyist Martha Friendly's OECD ties in the National Post (see "The…

Where the All-Day Schooling Agenda Comes from: The "Integration" of School and Child Care in the OECD's "New Order"

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 5, 2010May 25, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc.

Quotes from the OECD's 2001 paper:January 2001. Lenira Haddad. Childcare Resource and Research Unit - research study: "An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Education and Care: A Preliminary Study" (download full PDF here)You can also find it via CRRUs website…

Background documents: Who is pushing all-day schooling for little kids? (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 1, 2010May 25, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc.

The OECD, the Integration Network, the World Bank and the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at UBC. 2001 OECD Paper Published by the leading daycare lobby organization, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, run by Martha Friendly in Toronto: January 2001.…

15 children per staff —Staff:child ratio recommendations for 3-5 year olds by daycare lobby OECD, Martha Friendly et al

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 1, 2009June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Quality & staff-child ratios

15 children per staff—Staff:child ratio recommendations for 3-5 year olds by daycare lobby OECD, Martha Friendly et al June 2009. Martha Friendly. Childcare Resource and Research Centre - research paper (PDF): "Ratios for four and five year olds: What does…

Neo-conservative alliance with second-wave feminist daycare lobby admitted

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 1, 2009June 1, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. )

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…

Big Brother Goes to Kindergarten: BC Government Violating Parental and Privacy Rights in "Sperm To Worm" Kindergarten Data Collection (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 5, 2009June 10, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc., Parental consent & informed consent, Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

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…

Kids First commentary. Daycare Lobby Co-Opting the UNICEF Brand:

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 1, 2008June 1, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. )

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…

UNICEF Report on Daycare

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 1, 2008June 1, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc.

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):…

High Costs and Low Quality: Quebec government study finds 73% of licensed daycare there is of minimal or lower quality (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 10, 2008June 3, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc., Quality & staff-child ratios, Sweden

High Costs and Low Quality Quebec government study finds 73% of licensed daycare there is of minimal or lower quality.The OECD find “a problem of quality” and “deteriorating quality” in Swedish daycare—yet holds it up as a model for all…

Background to All-Day Kindergarten: The “Integration” Agenda to Merge Daycare and School

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 5, 2008June 1, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Policy with promise, Power imbalance between parents & state, Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC, Quality & staff-child ratios, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Analysis by Kids First of the “Blueprint Paper” for Child & Family Policy by the OECD, UNESCO and World Bank. Quotes from, links to, and Kids First commentary on the key ideological strategy document behind daycare and all-day kindergarten: STATED…

The OECD and Canada's Daycare Lobby: Ties Denied (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 20, 2008June 17, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranked Canada last of 14 countries in spending on early learning and child care. Its says of its generally negative review of Canada: "We trust… that our external perspective, based on many…

The OECD: Globalizing Daycare Lobby Ideology

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 15, 2008June 17, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Misc.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's "finding" that Canada ranks lowest in spending on child care and early learning, and its predictable recommendations, need to be seen for what they are intended to be: propaganda tools for the domestic…

Spring 2008—Kids First Submission to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology re: OECD “Starting Strong II” Report

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 15, 2008June 17, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Government Submissions, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Policy with promise

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"

OECD Underestimated Early Education Funding—Only Counted Spending on Kindergarten

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 30, 2008June 17, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. )

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

Corporate Welfare: Labour Force expansion policies: The OECD and the World Bank seek a larger, globalized, more “flexible” Labour Force

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 10, 2008June 17, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Corporate Welfare: Labour Force expansion policies (cat link): The OECD and the World Bank seek a larger, globalized, more “flexible” Labour Force. Importing low-wage labour means higher profits through lower wages. This Guardian article describes the situation in Europe. “Putting…