1. The long reach of early childhood -- 2. It takes a child to raise a village -- 3. How are children doing? -- 4. Chaos -- 5. Thinking big-- starting small -- 6. Investing in early childhood development -- 7. Putting science into action -- Appendix A. Federal/Provincial/Territorial ministerial responsibility for early childhood programs in all jurisdictions, Canada-2006 -- Appendix B. The Council's Board of Directors and Staff -- Appendix C. The Council's community fellows and expert advisors -- Bibliography.