Nina Howe is Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and a professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University.Larry Prochner is a professor in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta.

• AcknowledgementsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta)IntroductionNina Howe & Larry Prochner Section 1: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesCh. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and RenewalLarry Prochner & Lynne Robertson Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaMartha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba)Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaGordon Cleveland (University of Toronto)Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in CanadaEllen Jacobs & Emmanuelle AdrienCommentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHillel Goelman (University of British Columbia)Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and TeachersCh. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in CanadaVeronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University)Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New PossibilitiesRachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario)Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in CanadaRachel Langford (Ryerson University)Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood EducationAlan 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 EducatorsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen JacobsCommentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and TeachersAlan PenceSection 3: Government InvolvementCh. 10: The QuÉbec Child Care System: Lessons from ResearchChrista Japel (UniversitÉ de QuÉbec À MontrÉal)Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in CanadaRay 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 CanadaJessica Ball (University of Victoria) Ch. 13: Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-hub models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best StartJanette Pelletier (University of Toronto)Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils and Promise of New DirectionsCarl Corter (University of Toronto)Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHelen Penn (University of East London)

Nina Howe is Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and a professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University.Larry Prochner is a professor in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta.

• AcknowledgementsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta)IntroductionNina Howe & Larry Prochner Section 1: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesCh. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and RenewalLarry Prochner & Lynne Robertson Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaMartha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba)Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaGordon Cleveland (University of Toronto)Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in CanadaEllen Jacobs & Emmanuelle AdrienCommentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHillel Goelman (University of British Columbia)Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and TeachersCh. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in CanadaVeronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University)Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New PossibilitiesRachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario)Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in CanadaRachel Langford (Ryerson University)Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood EducationAlan 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 EducatorsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen JacobsCommentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and TeachersAlan PenceSection 3: Government InvolvementCh. 10: The QuÉbec Child Care System: Lessons from ResearchChrista Japel (UniversitÉ de QuÉbec À MontrÉal)Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in CanadaRay 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 CanadaJessica Ball (University of Victoria) Ch. 13: Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-hub models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best StartJanette Pelletier (University of Toronto)Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils and Promise of New DirectionsCarl Corter (University of Toronto)Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHelen Penn (University of East London)

Nina Howe is Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and a professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University.Larry Prochner is a professor in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta.

• AcknowledgementsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta)IntroductionNina Howe & Larry Prochner Section 1: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesCh. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and RenewalLarry Prochner & Lynne Robertson Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaMartha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba)Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaGordon Cleveland (University of Toronto)Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in CanadaEllen Jacobs & Emmanuelle AdrienCommentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHillel Goelman (University of British Columbia)Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and TeachersCh. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in CanadaVeronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University)Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New PossibilitiesRachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario)Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in CanadaRachel Langford (Ryerson University)Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood EducationAlan 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 EducatorsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen JacobsCommentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and TeachersAlan PenceSection 3: Government InvolvementCh. 10: The QuÉbec Child Care System: Lessons from ResearchChrista Japel (UniversitÉ de QuÉbec À MontrÉal)Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in CanadaRay 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 CanadaJessica Ball (University of Victoria) Ch. 13: Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-hub models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best StartJanette Pelletier (University of Toronto)Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils and Promise of New DirectionsCarl Corter (University of Toronto)Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHelen Penn (University of East London)