News & Stories: Presentation

Presented by Dr. Michal Perlman, Chair, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, at the Quality Counts: Measuring What Matters in Early Learning for Accountability and Quality Improvement webinar, April 17, 2026.

Dr. Antonia Simon, Associate Professor, University College London - April 30. 2026

England offers an important case study for Canada. It combines a long-standing mixed-market childcare system with sustained large-scale public investment, while continuing to rely heavily on corporate providers. England’s experience allows us to examine not only how systems expand access, but also what happens after expansion: rising market concentration, increasing corporate ownership, mounting public costs, and persistent affordability challenges for families.

Presented by Sophia Akbari, Knowing Our Numbers, to the Early Learning and Child Care Sector, Children’s and Community Services Division, City of Hamilton, February 25, 2025.

Akbari, E. (2025). Knowing Our Numbers: Francophone Workforce at a Glance. Ontario Francophone ELCC Network. February 2025. Virtual.

Akbari, E., & McCuaig, K. (2025). Knowing Our Numbers. Ontario Auditor General. March 2025. Virtual.

Akbari, E. McCuaig, K., & Foster, D. (2025). Supporting Evidence-informed Early Learning and Child Care Policy Across Canada: The ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB. Provincial Territorial Early Learning and Child Care: Officials Working Group. October 2025.

Akbari, E. (2025). Opportunities and Challenges in the Early Years Sector. Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning. April 2025. St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Akbari, E. (2025). Ontario's ECE Workforce in Context: Challenges, Gaps, and Lessons from Across Canada. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario. December 19, 2025. Toronto, Ontario.

Akbari, E. (2025). Opportunities and Challenges in the Early Years Sector. Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning. February 2025. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Akbari, E. (2025). Tracking Canada's Progress in ECE Policy. Ministère de la Famille. Montreal, Quebec. December 9, 2025.

Akbari, E. (2025). From Policy to Practice: Measuring what matters in early education. The Regional Municipality of Niagara. August 7, 2025. Niagara.

Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA). Policy Conference 2025. December 3-4, 2025. Toronto, Canada.