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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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La qualite des services de garde en milieu scolaire: relation avec la formation et l'experience du personnel (Relationship between the Quality of School-Age Child Care and Training and Experience of Staff).
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Baillargeon, Madeleine; Larouche, Helene; Roy, Chantal – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1999
Investigated the relationship between the quality of after-school child care programs in Quebec and the education and experience of staff. Based on questionnaire responses of teachers and administrators, 26 programs were rated using the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale. Found correlations between program directors' experience and program…
Descriptors: Administrators, After School Programs, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
Regulatory Systems for School-Age Care in Canada: Are the Regulations Appropriate?
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Jacobs, Ellen V.; Mill, Davina; White, Donna R.; Baillargeon, Madeleine – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1999
Discusses indicators of high-quality care for school-age children, and examines the relationship between these indicators and provincial and territorial regulations for the licensing of school-age programs. Considers the effect of regulations on the wide age range of children attending school-age programs, suggesting ways to meet the needs of 9-…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents
Working in School-Age Child Care: A Descriptive Study.
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White, Donna R.; Mill, Davina; Jacobs, Ellen V.; Baillargeon, Madeleine – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1999
Examined school-age care centers in Canada. Surveyed child care providers about their personal characteristics, training, wages, benefits, working conditions, and changes needed to improve care quality. Found that caregivers were mostly female with community college education, offered low wages and few benefits. Also found provincial differences.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Elementary Education