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The beginning of a term usually signals a rise in service and support requests at Education Commons, and 2022 set a new record! Learn more about the ways you can request support from Education Commons.

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: "The 24 child-care facilities will each receive grants between $5,000 and $25,000, depending on the number of infant and preschool spaces offered. These facilities applied for grants during the 2020-21 Indigenous Programming Grant intake. “This grant will be used to enhance Indigenous-focused curriculum and programming in our centres,” said Fernanda Hodgsons, executive director, Day Nursery Centre. “It provides us with a step in the right direction toward reconciliation and a greater understanding of our Indigenous families and community.”"

Dr. Zachary Hawes's research into spatial and numerical thinking has led to new insights about mathematics learning.

The Education Common’s (EC) team was hard at work behind the scenes of OISE’s successful hybrid Orientation events this September, providing technical and audio-visual support throughout the week. 

Plan for your next hybrid meeting. Education Commons offers best practices, tips and support.

The Indigenizing Health Symposium returns this year to raise awareness and discuss inequalities faced by Indigenous Peoples in healthcare.

Excerpt: "The Province is directly funding licensed child care centres so families will not need to apply for these savings. This funding will lower fees for children, kindergarten-aged and younger. These additional savings, which build on earlier fee cuts introduced as part of the Province’s $2.7-billion investment in ChildCareBC since 2018, are being funded through the five-year, $3.2-billion Canada-British Columbia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement."

Your kid will be fine, and there are other (free!) ways that parents can create meaningful learning experiences, says the psychology expert.

Excerpt: "The Province is making education accessible by working with Capilano University (CapU) on a new centre for childhood studies that will more than double the available child care spaces on campus. Slated to open late 2024, the centre will add 74 affordable new child care spaces for a total of 143 on-campus spaces for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Students, employees and community members are all eligible to apply for space for their children at the new centre."

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

OISE Interim Dean Normand Labrie joins a panel on The Agenda to talk about Canada's bilingualism policy.