Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
6. 1. Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s: Retrenchment and Renewal 15
7. 2. Provision, Policy, and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 50
8. 3. The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 80
9. 4. Canadian Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum 109
10. Commentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 147
11. PART II: Children, Curriculum, and Teachers
12. 5. Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education 159
13. 6. Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies Perspective: New Directions, New Possibilities 182
14. 7. Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks 206
15. 8. The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Education 229
16. 9. Elements of Mentoring: Two Case Studies of In-service Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators 245
17. Commentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum, and Teachers 272
18. PART III: Government Involvement
19. 10. The Quebec Child Care System: Lessons from Research 285
20. 11. Community-Based Early Child Development Projects 308
21. 12. Federal Investments in Strengthening Indigenous Capacity for Culturally Based Early Childhood Education and Care 337
22. 13. Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-Hub Models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best Start 367
23. Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils, and Promise of New Directions 397
24. Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 410
25. Contributors 421
26. Index 423