Early childhood care and education in Canada

Author/Creator:

Prochner, Larry, author

Publication/Creation:

Toronto : Childcare Resource and Research Unit, c2000

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Early childhood care and education in Canada edited by Larry Prochner and Nina Howe

Related/Included Titles:

Front Matter --
Contents --
Illustrations and Tables --
Introduction --
Historical Contexts --
A History of Early Education and Child Care in Canada, 1820-1966 --
A History of Early-Childhood-Teacher Education --
Toronto's Institute of Child Study and the Teachings of W.E. Blatz --
A History of Laboratory Schools --
Child Care Research in Canada, 1965-99 --
Current Contexts --
A National Picture of Child Care Options --
The Curriculum --
The Child Care Provider --
Child Care as a Social Policy Issue --
The Business of Child Care: The Issue of Auspice --
Future Directions --
Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada: An Overview and Future Directions --
Contributors --
Index

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

University of Toronto. Childcare Resource and Research Unit

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Child care services--Canada
Day care centers--Canada
Early childhood education--Canada

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Introduction -- Historical Contexts -- A History of Early Education and Child Care in Canada, 1820-1966 -- A History of Early-Childhood-Teacher Education -- Toronto's Institute of Child Study and the Teachings of W.E. Blatz -- A History of Laboratory Schools -- Child Care Research in Canada, 1965-99 -- Current Contexts -- A National Picture of Child Care Options -- The Curriculum -- The Child Care Provider -- Child Care as a Social Policy Issue -- The Business of Child Care: The Issue of Auspice -- Future Directions -- Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada: An Overview and Future Directions -- Contributors -- Index

Summary:

Formal programs for the care and education of young children in Canada have a history that goes back almost 200 years, yet issues surrounding services for our youngest Canadians continue to be hotly contested as we begin a new century. In Canada, early childhood care and education are striking for their tremendous diversity on such key issues as curriculum, financing, and teacher education. The range of programs and philosophies can be overwhelming for parents, practitioners, academics, researchers, and policy makers alike. Larry Prochner and Nina Howe reflect the variation within the field by bringing together a multidisciplinary group of experts to address key issues in the field: What programs are currently available and what are their origins? How are adults prepared for work in these programs? How do children within the programs spend their day? What policies guide the programs? How has the field reflected on itself through research? There are no simple answers, but the essays in this collection contribute to a creative reframing of the questions. The authors include psychologists, sociologists, historians, teacher educators, and social policy analysts. Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers in child study, early education, policy studies, and history. With cutbacks to early education programs, a shortage of daycare spaces, and uncertainty about future levels of support, the time is ripe for a close examination of the services we provide for our youngest citizens.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

General Note:

Previous eds. published under title: Child care in Canada.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936528392602486

ISBN:

1-283-11182-9
9786613111821
0-7748-5205-4

OCLC Number:

144078687
741451979

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.59962/9780774852050