Unit 5 Assignment 1 Child Care Study

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UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENT 1 UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENT 2 Studying child care history and who influenced it's development will ensure that we move towards improved child care in Canada today. The needs and reasons behind child care have also shaped the systems currently in place. Various programs have been developed and modified according to their successes and government intervention for the betterment of children. There are many reasons for studying the history of child care.…show more content…
Lee Vygotsky agreed with Piaget, but added the importance of children's interactions with society and older people, bringing focus to the role of society and adults in the development of children (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008). Urie Bronfenbrenner formed a theory of how the environment influences the child's development which in turn influences the environment (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008). Howard Gardner's theory of “multiple intelligences” support the understanding of children as individuals and matching activities to the children's individually (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008, p.182). Recently, “developmental health” theorized that the social and physical events that occur early in life, impact the brain's development which in turn affects the outcomes for the child's future behaviour, learning and health (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008,…show more content…
The Federal government, in 1983 implemented a “Task Force on Child Care” to create quality care for Canadian children (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008, p. 204). It made various recommendations including “publicly funded child care”, but in '86, the new Conservative government implemented the “Special Committee on Child Care” which did not advocate for a “national child care system” (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008, p. 204). Closing in on '88, the Conservative government finally made a proposal for a “National Child Care strategy” which became the “Canada Child Care Act” (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008, p. 204). This strategy did not pass into law as the government was defeated. The government went back to the liberal party in '93, but because of the uncertainty of the past, the national child care strategy become harder to implement (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008). Canada's “Assistance Plan” which matched federal and provincial dollars on the amount spent on child care was cut in '96, and allocated funds were transferred to the “Canada Health and Social Transfer” block fund (Gestwicki & Bertrand, 2008, p. 205). This allowed provincial and territorial governments to allocate funds how ever they wanted and did not provide incentive to increase spending for child care. Towards the end of the '90's, all governments were working together to try and launch a “National Child Care Agenda”, but to date there
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