What we need most to improve the quality of our learning is more contact with adults other than parents and teachers. We know what our parents think, because we’ve heard it every day for years. We’re slightly suspicious of what teachers say because they’re actually paid to say that. What we want to know is what do other adults think… and we don’t meet very many of those.

a group of teenagers in the UK, as quoted by John Abbott

Studies Confirm High-Quality Child Care is Essential for Early Learning

In Canada today, there are over 2 million children under the age of six and two-thirds of these children have a mother who works. Child care is now undoubtedly a significant factor in the way many Canadian children live, learn and grow. This article explores recent studies examining the effects of early child-care experiences on young children.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

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Studies Confirm High-Quality Child Care is Essential for Early Learning