Working documents
Elements of a high quality early
learning and child care system.
by Friendly, M. & Beach, J., 2005
This paper describes eight linked elements that, taken into account together,
will form a basis for the creation of a system of ELCC where high quality
is the norm rather than the exception. [pdf, 8pp, 241KB].
Services éducatifs et de garde à l’enfance de bonne qualité: un système de bonne qualité. [pdf, 9pp, 304KB].
Child care fee subsidies
in Canada.
by Beach, J. & Friendly, M., 2005
This document provides an overview of child care fee subsidies in Canada
and summarizes comparable information from provinces/territories to help
inform discussion about financing issues that affect the quality of ELCC
programs. [pdf, 20pp, 339KB].
Quality targets in services
for young children.
by European Commission Network on Childcare and Other Measures to Reconcile
the Employment Responsibilities of Men and Women, 1996.
This paper sets out the European Commission Network’s specific objectives
for the development of high quality services across European countries.
This paper together with two others that were part of the Network’s
work on child care quality, was re-published (with permission from the European
Commission) by the Childcare Resource and Research Unit in 2004. [pdf, 4pp,
190KB].
Child care centre physical
environments.
by Beach, J. & Friendly, M., 2005
This paper provides an overview of current thinking about the importance
of physical environments; summarizes comparable information from provinces/territories
to help inform discussion and strategies for improving the quality of physical
environments in ELCC programs. [pdf, 20pp, 342KB]
Quality by design: What do
we know about quality in early learning and child care, and what do we think?
A literature review.
by Friendly, M., Doherty, G. & Beach, J., 2006
[pdf, 32pp, 548KB]
