News & Stories: Presentation

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

Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Senior Fellow Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. board members, October 29, 2025

Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Réseau Interagir: provincial francophone early years network, February 25, 2025.

Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Early Learning and Child Care Sector, Children’s and Community Services Division, City of Hamilton, February 25, 2025.

Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector, Red River College, Winnipeg Manitoba, February 7, 2025

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

The Cost-Benefits of Public Child Care
University of Toronto economics professor Beth Dhuey and Atkinson Senior Policy Fellows Kerry McCuaig and Dr. Emis Akbari. Ontario is requiring regions to justify their directly operated childcare facilities. Divesting public programs has eliminated good jobs for education, removed a standard for community programs, and reduced access to vulnerable users, particularly children with disabilities and infants. Research documents that the value of public childcare extends beyond the dollars spent.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

A Mega Board for Efficiency and Quality.
Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood: Diversity and Transitions / Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Department of Child and Youth Study, Mount Saint Vincent University

Child care can experience challenges optimizing operations and achieving results such as increasing access and supporting working conditions. In response, Nova Scotia developed innovative proposals to expand access to public education for 4-year-olds and to create a consolidated nonprofit board to offer top-tier support for the workforce and grow capacity.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

Tracking changes in the ECE delivery. The UK model
Kerry McCuaig, Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre/OISE.

An overview of how the UK provides annual updates on ECE access and workforce changes.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

Space Expansion for Equity
Matthias Rust, Director, Strategic Policy and Intergovernmental Relations, Early Learning and Child Care Division, Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning and Pam Wever, Director of Capital and Space Development.

An overview of Manitoba’s innovative approach to building childcare facilities in underserved communities.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

Benefits of Amalgamating Child Care Services
Kim Hiscott, Executive Director, Andrew Fleck Child Care Services, Ottawa

How a large childcare agency acts to stabilize services in the region, and the benefits it provides.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

PEI’s ELCC Workforce Pension Plan
Sonya Hooper, Assistant Deputy Minister Early Years
Jennifer Nangreaves, Executive Director, Early Childhood Development Association Of PEI

An overview of the PEI’s unique pension plan instituted for the early childhood education workforce.

Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.

90-Hour Introduction to ECE Online Course: Training for Untrained Educator
Lindsay Webb, Acting Director, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Educational Services - Anglophone

Early Learning and Development shares how New Brunswick provides a minimum of 90 hours of child development training to staff working in childcare centres who do not hold post-secondary ECE credentials.