The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development; Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, to Canadian Association for Business Economics, September 2021.
Excerpt: "This document is a reference guide for the official grant agreement between licensed child care programs in Alberta and the Alberta government. This document outlines the process, eligibility, conditions and accountability requirements for eligible licensed facility-based programs and licensed family day home agencies to access grant funding from the Alberta government for wage top-ups and professional development."
September 23, 2021
The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
September 21, 2021
Excerpt: "There is a strong desire for professional recognition to advance their profession. To that end, educators overwhelmingly reaffirmed the importance of a robust profession by having a regulated professional association to promote their profession, to be the voice with government and to regulate the standards of practice. Early Childhood Educators also recommended using the process of certification and pay equity to determine a wage scale."
September 16, 2021
The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development; and Emis Akbari, Professor and Program Coordinator, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College | Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, presented to Canadian Association for Business Economics, September 14, 2021
September 9, 2021
The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
September 2, 2021
The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.