Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education in Canada

Acknowledgements
Nina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta)

Introduction
Nina Howe & Larry Prochner

Section 1: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Ch. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and Renewal
Larry Prochner & Lynne Robertson

Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Martha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba)

Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Gordon Cleveland (University of Toronto)

Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in Canada
Ellen Jacobs & Emmanuelle Adrien

Commentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Hillel Goelman (University of British Columbia)

Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and Teachers

Ch. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in Canada
Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University)

Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New Possibilities
Rachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario)

Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in Canada
Rachel Langford (Ryerson University)

Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Education
Alan Pence (University of Victoria) & Veronica Pacini-Katchabaw (University of Victoria)

Ch. 9: Elements of Mentoring: A Case Study of Inservice Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
Nina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen Jacobs

Commentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and Teachers
Alan Pence

Section 3: Government Involvement

Ch. 10: The Québec Child Care System: Lessons from Research
Christa Japel (Université de Québec à Montréal)

Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in Canada
Ray DeV. Peters (Queen's University), Angela Howell-Moneta (Queen’s University), & Kelly Petrunka (Queen’s University)

Ch. 12: Federal Investments in Strengthening Indigenous Capacity for Culturally-Based Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Jessica Ball (University of Victoria)

Ch. 13: Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-hub models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best Start
Janette Pelletier (University of Toronto)

Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils and Promise of New Directions
Carl Corter (University of Toronto)

Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Helen Penn (University of East London)