Breast milk fights viruses contained in rotovirus vaccines so vaccines do not work as well in countries with more breastfeeding. October 2010. Sung-Sil Moon, Yuhuan Wang et. al. Pediatr Infect Dis J - research: Inhibitory Effect of Breast Milk on Infectivity…
Category: Quality & staff-child ratios
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff (broken link)
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff. Alberta Liberal and NDP MLAs and daycare operators oppose Alberta’s effort to slightly improve the quality of infant daycare. “Day-care operators leery of new rules (broken link):” Calgary Herald (Sept 20,…
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In Ontario, the Liberals and NDP make full-day school for age 4-5 an election promise
In Ontario, the Liberals and NDP make full-day school for age 4-5 an election promise and disregard kindergarten child:staff ratios of 20:1—Full-day kindergarten no treat for kids (a Hamilton Spectator article by Kate Tennier)
BC government says all-day K is better in BC than Ontario (broken link)
BC government says all-day K is better in BC than Ontario: George Abbott responds to criticism of full-day kindergarten, says BC model is play-based (broken link), in the Vancouver Sun
15 children per staff —Staff:child ratio recommendations for 3-5 year olds by daycare lobby OECD, Martha Friendly et al
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…
Ontario teacher speaks out against all-day kindergarten
"I am very concerned about the growing trend toward institutionalizing children as soon as possible and keeping them institutionalized as long as possible. This is an alarming trend, and, as a teacher, I see its negative results every day—kids who…
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High Costs and Low Quality: Daycare in Quebec & Sweden
High Costs and Low Quality Quebec government study finds 73% of licensed daycare is of minimal or lower quality (Quality Counts! Assessing the Quality of Daycare Services Based on the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development PDF).The OECD find “a…
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Background to All-Day Kindergarten: The “Integration” Agenda to Merge Daycare and School
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…
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Take action against Bill C-303 on early learning and child care
Bill C-303 is the latest attempt by the daycare lobby elite to hijack all funding for "early learning and child care."This Bill is now being debated in a Parliamentary Committee. So far, it is supported by all three opposition parties.Please…
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National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Child Care Outcomes Study—Report of Findings to Grade 5 and 6
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Child Care Outcomes Study—Report of Findings to Grade 5 and 6 (PDF): The study defined “child care” as non-maternal care over 10 hours per week. The main findings were that children who…
Daycare Supply and Demand
Is There a Shortage of Daycare Spaces—or a Shortage of Children in the Spaces? Recently the Toronto Star reported huge wait lists for subsidized spaces for low-income families [1]. The idea that there is a "child care crisis" consisting of…
Dangerous superbug sweeping across nation, officials say (broken link)
Dangerous superbug sweeping across nation, officials say (broken link): An article at globeandmail.com by Helen Branswell
Response to Dr. Hillel Goelman’s article “Time to get past child care myths”
[Dr. Goelman, daycare lobbyist, had an article in the Vancouver Sun, Monday April 24, 2006. This response was not published by the Sun.] Hillel Goelman and Clyde Hertzman run H.E.L.P. at UBC and are leading daycare promoters. Recently they attacked…
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Kids First Input for Child Care Spaces Initiative Consultations
Kids First Input for Child Care Spaces Initiative Consultations:2006. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - government sub (PDF): "Child Care Spaces Input 2006"
Reality Check on Quebec Daycare: Research Finds Low Quality, High Costs, Negative Outcomes, Worse Family Finances
Feb 2, 2006Helen Ward, PresidentKid First Parent Association of Canada604-291-0088 Who cares about the children and families in Quebec? Outright lies go routinely unchallenged about the Quebec daycare system. "Don't worry—be happy!" is the mindless new Canadian way. We are…