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ERIC Number: EJ550985
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0827-0899
Auspice, Location, Provincial Legislation and Funding of Day Care in Atlantic Canada: Relationships with Centre Quality and Implications for Policy.
Lyon, Mary E.; Canning, Patricia M.
Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, v6 n2 p139-55 May 1997
Examined associations among day care center quality, selected structure variables, provincial legislation and funding, rural/urban location, and profit-seeking status across 48 centers in Canada. Found that average ratings of quality were between acceptable and good. Ratios and group size were acceptable. Found differences between for-profit and non-profit centers. Results pose implications for day care policy. (JPB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Effective Schools Research, Nonprofit Organizations, Preschool Education, Rural Schools, Rural Urban Differences, Teacher Education, Teacher Student Ratio, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Day Care Quality; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Note: Includes a French-language abstract.