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Accuracy of parental perceptions about licensed child care in Canada

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2022
Regulation of child care centres and home environments benefits children by setting standards for such things as child safety, child to caregiver ratios, and caregiver education and training which are all key elements in providing high quality care.
Leanne Findlay, Simon Hill
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Indigenous and non-Indigenous early learning and child care workers in Canada

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2021
Educators who are part of Indigenous children’s own communities can play an important role in providing them with early learning experiences that reflect their cultural heritage and traditions.
Kristyn Frank, Rubab Arim
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Effects of an educational playful intervention on nasal hygiene behaviors of preschoolers: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Promotion Perspectives, 2019
Background: To determine the effects of an educational playful intervention on nasal hygiene behaviors among preschool (3-4 years old) children. Methods: A quasi-experimental before-after study was conducted with 39 children attending public daycare ...
Priscila Costa   +2 more
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Anemia em crianças menores de cinco anos que freqüentam creches públicas do município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Anemia in children under five years old attended at public day care centers from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2005
OBJETIVOS: estimar a prevalência de anemia em crianças matriculadas em creches municipais do Rio de Janeiro e identificar os subgrupos de maior risco. MÉTODOS: foram avaliadas 865 crianças.
Isabela Escórcio Augusto da Matta   +4 more
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Use of child care before and after school in Canada

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2021
Over the past several decades, there has been a growing demand for non-parental child care services, in part due to a rise in dual earner families and single parent households who may require care while working or studying.
Leanne Findlay, Mila Kingsbury
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Children’s Futures: Lessons From a Second-Generation Community Change Initiative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
· This article describes Children’s Futures, a 10-year initiative in Trenton, N.J., that seeks to improve the health and well-being of children from 0 to 3 years old and ensure that they are ready for school. · During the first five years, the initiative
Gibbons, Claire   +2 more
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Association between child-care and acute diarrhea: a study in Portuguese children

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the influence of the type of child-care on the occurrence of acute diarrhea with special emphasis on the effect of children grouping during care.
Barros Henrique, Lunet Nuno
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Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2021
To date, there exists little national information on the provision of child care services in Canada, despite investments in the creation of a national child care program.
Dafna Kohen, Leanne Findlay
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Insights into the accessibility, affordability, inclusivity, flexibility and quality of child care centres in Canada, 2024

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports
In 2021, the Canadian federal government committed over $27.2 billion in funding through bilateral agreements with the provinces and territories toward building the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system.
Thomas J. Charters, Leanne C. Findlay
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Linking Home-Based Child Care and State-Funded Preschool: The Community Connections Preschool Program (Illinois Action for Children): Evaluation Phase 1 — Implementation Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The Community Connections preschool program (herein referred to as Community Connections) was developed to help prepare children in home-based child care for success in school and in life.
Anderson, Rachel   +5 more
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