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U of T congratulates Brenda Registe, an OISE alum, for receiving a 2021 Excellence Through Innovation Award.

Excerpt: "The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, virtually joined the Premier of Nunavut, P.J. Akeeagok, today to announce an agreement that will support an average of $10 a day licensed child care in the territory by March 2024, two years ahead of the federal target. By the end of 2022, parent fees for licensed child care will be reduced by 50 per cent on average, saving families hundreds of dollars per month. This would mean a family in Iqaluit would save an estimated total of up to $14,000 per year on child care fees. This will apply to parents with children up to six years old in licensed child care spaces. Through the agreement, the governments of Canada and Nunavut will work together to improve access to quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care programs and services. This includes creating 238 new licensed early learning and child care spaces by the end of March 2026, with federal funding of $66 million over five years."

High schoolers across Ontario are lobbying for a grade "freeze" for the remainder of this semester. OISE Professor Todd Cunningham weighs in.

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

Dr. Emmanuelle Le-Pichon Vorstman and Dr. Ellen Rose Kambel

Excerpt: "People looking to build careers in child care will have more educational opportunities with the addition of 147 early childhood educator (ECE) seats at eight public post-secondary institutions throughout the province."

Members Only Waffle House has been turning heads as the first local retailer to bring edible phalluses shaped waffles. OISE Prof Lauren Bialystok weighs in.

Excerpt: "In addition to reduced fees, there will be 1,500 new not-for-profit child-care spaces beginning this fall, part of the plan for 9,500 new early learning and child-care spaces by March 31, 2026. The new spaces will be made available in more communities across Nova Scotia, with the goal of equitable access to affordable, accessible child care everywhere in the province. Communities with limited care options will soon have access to licensed child care for infants and toddlers, along with before and after school programs."

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 microcredential has become a growing trend at a number of Canadian postsecondary institutions of late, reflecting a global trend.

OISE alum Dr. Brian Hodges has been appointed as the next President-Elect of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada.

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