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May 6, 2016

Excerpt: "As part of today's $90 million investment to further enable the development of community hubs, the province will provide: $20 million to create space for new child care and child and family support programs through Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres in schools; $18 million to retrofit existing child care space within a school to open up more spaces for children under four years old."
May 5, 2016

Excerpt: "Families in Toronto, Kingsville and Oshawa will also benefit through the construction of a total of 19 new custom-built child care rooms in local schools. This will create 318 total new licensed spaces for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers."
May 5, 2016

Excerpt: "Government is increasing salaries to early childhood educators employed at early years centres by two per cent, as of July 2016."
April 30, 2016

Excerpt: "The Provincial Government will invest over $13 million annually for the implementation of full-day Kindergarten beginning in September 2016, which includes hiring approximately 142 new teachers and providing additional student assistants. $277,000 has been allocated to implement the Premier鈥檚 Task Force on Improving Educational Outcomes to examine the K-12 system and focus on outcomes for all children in Newfoundland and Labrador, including our Aboriginal children. $1.4 million is provided for an additional 27 teaching units for inclusive education."
April 30, 2016

Excerpt: "This year鈥檚 budget will recognize the early years as the most important years in a child鈥檚 development, investing in child care, and giving a much-deserved increase in wages for workers."
April 2, 2016

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (PDF)

Presented by Bernice Cipparrone McLeod, Atkinson Centre Executive Director; Safra Najeemudeen, RECE, MA in Early Childhood Education Candidate Ryerson University, Atkinson Intern, April 2, 2016.
Presented at the Early Learning and Child Care Conference, Conestoga College.
March 29, 2016

Excerpt: "The newly expanded children's autism program will make it easier for families to access services for their children by reducing wait times, providing more flexible services based on children's needs, and serving more children and youth. It will also help children receive intensive therapy services during the key early developmental years."
March 29, 2016

Saskatchewan鈥檚 Early Years Plan 2016 鈥 2020

Excerpt: "Through the Early Years Plan, parents can expect: Prenatal and early childhood support for mothers and children; Better access to high quality early learning and child care options; Support for families in their role as parents and caregivers; And programs that make sure children and families receiving support don鈥檛 鈥渟lip through the cracks.鈥
March 25, 2016

鈥楧ose-Response鈥 Relations Between Participation in Integrated Early Childhood Services and Children's Early Development

Excerpt: "This study investigated the effects of participation levels (dose) on child development (response) in five school sites offering integrated early childhood services as part of the Toronto First Duty (TFD) demonstration project. The TFD model offered an integrated school-based service array for children under 6, including public school kindergarten, childcare, family literacy, parenting supports and other early childhood services. While investigating program dose effects, this study also considered the social ecology of the child, including family- and school-level characteristics that might alter the effectiveness of community-level service integration efforts to improve child development outcomes in kindergarten as children enter school."
March 23, 2016

Atkinson Centre's Response to Phase 2 Regulatory Proposals Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014

Excerpt: "We are pleased that the ministry recognizes the critical role of early childhood educators in the delivery of quality programs and services. Increasing the density of qualified staff in childcare programs, coupled with the recent hourly wage enhancements are important steps. Expanding the staff qualifications related to older school age children is appropriate given the developmental needs of this age group."
March 22, 2016

Excerpt: "For Canadian families, high-quality, affordable child care is more than a convenience鈥攊t鈥檚 a necessity. The Government recognizes the deep connection between child care and the economic security of families, and proposes to invest $500 million in 2017鈥18 to support the establishment of a National Framework on Early Learning and Child Care. Of this amount, $100 million would be for Indigenous child care and early learning on reserve."