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Excerpt: "The Ministry of Education and Child Care is investing $8.2 billion to support students, invest in schools and support the transition and delivery of child care. Of this total, there is $7.4 billion for kindergarten to Grade 12 education this year, which is $1.8 billion more than in 2016-17. This is a total increase of 32%."

UofT students return to campus this Fall with opportunities for new experiences and connections.

MEd Counselling Psychology – Counselling & Psychotherapy student, Martin Luciani
Expected year of graduation: 2024.

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: "As part of the new Family Affordability Package, Manitoba families with children and a household income of less than $175,000 in 2021 will receive a Family Affordability benefit cheque of $250 for the first child and $200 for each additional child. An estimated 145,000 families with approximately 282,000 children will benefit with an average cheque of approximately $440 per family, totalling $63 million in benefits."

Excerpt: "This addendum to the Ontario Child Care and EarlyON Child and Family Centres Service Management and Funding Guideline (2022) (“CWELCC Guidelines”) will provide CMSMs/DSSABs with information on recent changes arising from the new investments through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) Agreement."

Thank you to those who joined us for our August Faculty Orientation. Education Commons hosts this orientation three times a year to introduce...

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 professor in the Adult Education & Community Development Program Kiran Mirchandani weighs in on the real problems of outsourcing.

OISE PhD candidate and researcher Tanitiã Munroe talks about establishing school and community partnerships to ensure inclusive education and student success.

OISE alum Angelica Galante explores Canada's linguistic diversity that stem from rich contributions of immigrant and Indigenous populations and their languages.

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