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Alberta's daycare controversy : from 1908 to 2009-- and beyond / Tom Langford.
- Title
- Alberta's daycare controversy : from 1908 to 2009-- and beyond / Tom Langford.
- Author
- Langford, Tom
- Publication
- Edmonton : AU Press, c2011.
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- Description
- xviii, 406 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- The West unbound, social and cultural studies, 1915-8181
- Uniform Title
- West unbound, social and cultural studies.
- Subject
- Day care centers > Alberta > History
- Day care centers > Government policy > Alberta
- Child care services > Alberta > History
- Child care services > Government policy > Alberta
- Garderies > Alberta > Histoire
- Garderies > Politique gouvernementale > Alberta
- Garde des enfants > Alberta > Histoire
- Garde des enfants > Politique gouvernementale > Alberta
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-396) amd index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction : Research strategy, themes, and scope -- Early efforts to organize day nurseries, 1908-45 -- The 1960s : citizen action, civil servants, and municipal initiatives lead the way -- The 1970s : governments fund high-quality day cares as preventive social services -- Years of turmoil, 1979-82 : a new system for day care is born -- From corporatized chains to "Mom and Pop" centres : diversity in commercial day care -- Day care in question, 1984-99 -- Municipalities and lighthouse child care, 1980-99 -- Day care into the future : trends, patterns, recent developments, and unresolved issues.
- ISBN
- 9781926836027 (pbk.)
- 1926836022 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2010674436
- OCLC
- 663714182
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library