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Excerpt: "During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ontario government is temporarily preventing child care centres from collecting payments from parents, while also ensuring that their child care spaces are protected."

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: "If a child care centre remains open, the Direct Operating Grant will provide 100 per cent of eligible building costs for March, April, May and June 2020, as well as wages for all working staff, including the employer’s contribution for Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan and the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board.

If a child care centre is closed, the grant will cover 100 per cent of eligible building costs for March, April, May and June 2020. Staff are encouraged to access supports from the Government of Canada."

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

MEd in Counselling Psychology (Global Mental Health) student, Naifang Wang.
Expected year of graduation: 2020.

Four students from the Ontario Institute for Studies for Education have been recognized for their outstanding student leadership.

Excerpt: "This budget represents a vision of a territory in which all communities have access to infrastructure and services that support healthy living now and into the future. It represents a vision of a territory with a vast and rich landscape that is managed responsibly for future generations. It signifies our government’s enduring commitment to improving the lives of Yukoners. While they are technical by nature, budgets are ultimately successful when they improve the lives of those they are intended to serve."

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

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

The first ever OISE Indigenous Graduate Student Celebration hosted by the Indigenous Education Network (IEN), honoured a group of Indigenous students at OISE.

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

Minister of Finance Eric Girard delivered Budget Speech 2020-2021 on March 10, 2020.