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Excerpt: "The Early Childhood Educator Recruitment and Retention Grant will provide funding to recruit and retain Level I to IV early childhood educators to become certified and work in regulated child care services. This grant replaces the former Early Childhood Educator Graduate Bursary Program, which will end on June 30, 2024. Effective September 1, 2023, early childhood educators who meet the eligibility criteria under the grant program will be eligible to receive $2,500 upon initial child care services certification. Further grants of $2,500 up to a total of $7,500 will be awarded following each three-year renewal of Level I to IV child care services certification. The grant includes a commitment for recipients to work in regulated child care services in Newfoundland and Labrador."

Assistant Professor Beyhan Farhadi, in OISE’s department of Leadership, Adult and Higher Education (LHAE), began a tenure stream appointment on July 15, 2023.

Master of Arts (MA) in School and Clinical Child Psychology
Expected year of graduation: 2024 (MA) and 2028 (PhD)

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Video on the benefits of high quality early childhood education

Dr. Akbari speaks to how high-quality licensed child care helps children develop vital skills during their first five years, which marks a critical developmental period in a child’s life. Early childhood educators (ECEs) provide children with the foundation they need to grow into future leaders. ECEs use their extensive knowledge of learning and child development to create high-quality learning opportunities through play and exploration.

Inspired by her 8-year-old, Jennifer co-founded Captains & Poets, a social emotional learning initiative that helps kids develop their best, authentic selves.

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Excerpt: "What’s the problem with the early childhood workforce? Frankly, we don’t know. The common buzz is educators are underpaid, overworked and dropping out. Officials respond with money for wages, tuition supports, workshops, etcetera, completely unaware of the impacts. This is why a handful of children’s services managers in Ontario decided to pool their resources and put some data into their decision-making. As managers of children’s services including child care, EarlyON family centres, special needs resourcing and more, regional officials have contact with operators, not educators. If they are to develop policies for the workforce, they need to understand it better."