Atkinson Centre
@atkinsoncentre.bsky.social
The Atkinson Centre is a policy centre that is committed to using the best available evidence on early childhood to inform public discourse, public policy, and the professional early learning workforce.
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Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires - thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
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Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires | The Local
New data shows Ministry of Education approvals for non-ECEs working in ECE-designated roles jumped more than 1,000 percent over the last five years.
thelocal.to
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires - thelocal.to/ontarios-day...
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#Childcare #ONpoli #Workforce
Keynotes, Panels, Workshops.... the website is live, and registration is coming SOON! www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/atkinso...
#SI2026 #Workforce #ECE #SocialChange
#SI2026 #Workforce #ECE #SocialChange
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Keynotes, Panels, Workshops.... the website is live, and registration is coming SOON! www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/atkinso...
#SI2026 #Workforce #ECE #SocialChange
#SI2026 #Workforce #ECE #SocialChange
Did you miss Summer Institute 2025? Here’s a snapshot of the momentum we built together last year. youtu.be/MIdLOcM6UyE?...
We hope you'll join us this year!
Power and Potential: The ECE Workforce as a Force for Social Change
Save the date : May 1, 2026
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
We hope you'll join us this year!
Power and Potential: The ECE Workforce as a Force for Social Change
Save the date : May 1, 2026
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Did you miss Summer Institute 2025? Here’s a snapshot of the momentum we built together last year. youtu.be/MIdLOcM6UyE?...
We hope you'll join us this year!
Power and Potential: The ECE Workforce as a Force for Social Change
Save the date : May 1, 2026
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
We hope you'll join us this year!
Power and Potential: The ECE Workforce as a Force for Social Change
Save the date : May 1, 2026
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
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CCN’s Educators Matter project will be holding virtual focus group discussions with the ELCC workforce on qualifications.
Discussions will take place 7:00PM - 8:15PM local time between January 15 - February 11th. Interested? Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/Hrf4sUqi5TRw1hLP9
Discussions will take place 7:00PM - 8:15PM local time between January 15 - February 11th. Interested? Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/Hrf4sUqi5TRw1hLP9
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
CCN’s Educators Matter project will be holding virtual focus group discussions with the ELCC workforce on qualifications.
Discussions will take place 7:00PM - 8:15PM local time between January 15 - February 11th. Interested? Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/Hrf4sUqi5TRw1hLP9
Discussions will take place 7:00PM - 8:15PM local time between January 15 - February 11th. Interested? Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/Hrf4sUqi5TRw1hLP9
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ICYMI: "A recent @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social study says the provincial government has met funding targets in a bilateral agreement with the feds but there are challenges when it comes to affordable fees and enough regulated childcare spaces." #NSpoli www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Many Nova Scotia families struggling to find daycare spaces
Many Nova Scotia families are struggling to find daycare spaces.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
ICYMI: "A recent @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social study says the provincial government has met funding targets in a bilateral agreement with the feds but there are challenges when it comes to affordable fees and enough regulated childcare spaces." #NSpoli www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
SAVE THE DATE!
Details coming soon! www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
Details coming soon! www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
Details coming soon! www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
Details coming soon! www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...
#SI2026 #ECE #Workforce #SocialChange
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We will be hosting a booth at the upcoming Children Are The Heart of The Matter Conference in Surrey, BC later this month. This is an annual professional development conference for early childhood educators & child care providers in BC.
Come say hi!👇
www.childcareoptions.ca/children-the...
Come say hi!👇
www.childcareoptions.ca/children-the...
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
We will be hosting a booth at the upcoming Children Are The Heart of The Matter Conference in Surrey, BC later this month. This is an annual professional development conference for early childhood educators & child care providers in BC.
Come say hi!👇
www.childcareoptions.ca/children-the...
Come say hi!👇
www.childcareoptions.ca/children-the...
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Human Early Learning Partnership's Dr. Martin Guhn @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social spoke with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning on our Early Years Disrupted report. Listen in www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen
The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Human Early Learning Partnership's Dr. Martin Guhn @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social spoke with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning on our Early Years Disrupted report. Listen in www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
“It’s important to have windows so you can get sunlight”: Understanding children’s perceptions of quality in early childhood education and care settings"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ECE #ECEC
“It’s important to have windows so you can get sunlight”: Understanding children’s perceptions of quality in early childhood education and care settings"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ECE #ECEC
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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December 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
“It’s important to have windows so you can get sunlight”: Understanding children’s perceptions of quality in early childhood education and care settings"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ECE #ECEC
“It’s important to have windows so you can get sunlight”: Understanding children’s perceptions of quality in early childhood education and care settings"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ECE #ECEC
ICYMI
New from Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) : Early Years Disrupted
earlylearning.ubc.ca/early-years-...
New from Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) : Early Years Disrupted
earlylearning.ubc.ca/early-years-...
Early Years Disrupted: A New Report from UBC's HELP
The COVID pandemic disruptions amplified an already concerning trend of persistently high vulnerability rates in BC.
earlylearning.ubc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
ICYMI
New from Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) : Early Years Disrupted
earlylearning.ubc.ca/early-years-...
New from Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) : Early Years Disrupted
earlylearning.ubc.ca/early-years-...
Congratulations to the OCBCC, the AECEO, and CUPE for winning the 2025 Good Fight Prize!!
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations to the OCBCC, the AECEO, and CUPE for winning the 2025 Good Fight Prize!!
It’s #NationalChildDay!
Explore children’s rights and find ready-to-use activities to support learning and inclusion:
🔹 About National Child Day: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
🔹 Children’s Rights Activity Guide: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Explore children’s rights and find ready-to-use activities to support learning and inclusion:
🔹 About National Child Day: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
🔹 Children’s Rights Activity Guide: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
National Child Day - Canada.ca
Explains Public Health Agency of Canada's role in the promotion and protection of the rights of children in Canada under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted on November 20...
www.canada.ca
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It’s #NationalChildDay!
Explore children’s rights and find ready-to-use activities to support learning and inclusion:
🔹 About National Child Day: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
🔹 Children’s Rights Activity Guide: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Explore children’s rights and find ready-to-use activities to support learning and inclusion:
🔹 About National Child Day: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
🔹 Children’s Rights Activity Guide: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dominique Tambosso, Executive Director, Abilio Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre, Quebec
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dominique Tambosso, Executive Director, Abilio Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre, Quebec
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dominique Tambosso, Executive Director, Abilio Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre, Quebec
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dominique Tambosso, Executive Director, Abilio Childhood Knowledge Dissemination Centre, Quebec
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
theconversation.com/child-care-a...
#ChildCare #Affordability #Equity #ECinCanada
theconversation.com/child-care-a...
#ChildCare #Affordability #Equity #ECinCanada
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
theconversation.com/child-care-a...
#ChildCare #Affordability #Equity #ECinCanada
theconversation.com/child-care-a...
#ChildCare #Affordability #Equity #ECinCanada
Join @childcarenow.bsky.social on Nov 19, 2025 (2:00 PM EDT) for a special public webinar as they unpack and discuss the federal budget, and what it means for the future of the Canada $10aDay program.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: What’s next for $10aDay Child Care: unpacking the federal budget. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The federal budget fails to include any new child care funding beyond an annual inflationary increase that starts only in 2027. What does this mean for the federal promise to build a high quality syst...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Join @childcarenow.bsky.social on Nov 19, 2025 (2:00 PM EDT) for a special public webinar as they unpack and discuss the federal budget, and what it means for the future of the Canada $10aDay program.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
EVENT ALERT!
Event: Unequal pay for child care workers: is the government ignoring the law?
Date & Time: November 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Event: Unequal pay for child care workers: is the government ignoring the law?
Date & Time: November 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Unequal Pay For Child Care Workers Is The Government Ignoring The Law?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE SIGNED INTO A ZOOM ACCOUNT TO REGISTER
(if you are not signed in Zoom will give you an error saying you are not authorized)
Webinar about pay equity for child care workers ...
zoom.us
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
EVENT ALERT!
Event: Unequal pay for child care workers: is the government ignoring the law?
Date & Time: November 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Event: Unequal pay for child care workers: is the government ignoring the law?
Date & Time: November 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Associate Professor of Geography, Memorial University
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Associate Professor of Geography, Memorial University
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Associate Professor of Geography, Memorial University
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Associate Professor of Geography, Memorial University
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
#ChildCare #CWELCC
#ChildCare #CWELCC
Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day
Ontario has secured a one-year extension with the federal government for the national $10-a-day child-care program, giving parents reassurance their fees won’t rise for at least 12 more months, but wi...
www.cp24.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/day www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
#ChildCare #CWELCC
#ChildCare #CWELCC
Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too
theconversation.com/federal-budg...
#ChildCare #Can
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#ChildCare #Can
Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too
Child-care expansion should be as high a priority for public capital investment as housing and other infrastructure.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too
theconversation.com/federal-budg...
#ChildCare #Can
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#ChildCare #Can
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative #childcare plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
Mamdani’s child care plans could set an example for other policymakers to follow, as Democratic and Republican voters say child care costs are a major problem.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative #childcare plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. David Philpott, Retired Professor of Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. David Philpott, Retired Professor of Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. David Philpott, Retired Professor of Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. David Philpott, Retired Professor of Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Kerry McCuaig, Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre.
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Kerry McCuaig, Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre.
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The HUB is here!
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Kerry McCuaig, Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre.
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
Meet the experts shaping early learning and child care research across Canada.
Today’s Spotlight: Kerry McCuaig, Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre.
Visit eceknowledgehub.ca
#ECEHub #ECEWorkforce #ChildCare #EarlyLearning
The HUB is live! Meet the leaders driving research that informs equity & opportunity in #ELCC
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Assoc. Prof. & Tier II 🇨🇦 Research Chair in Early Childhood, Faculty of Ed., Mount Saint Vincent University.
Explore more at eceknowledgehub.ca
#Workforce
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Assoc. Prof. & Tier II 🇨🇦 Research Chair in Early Childhood, Faculty of Ed., Mount Saint Vincent University.
Explore more at eceknowledgehub.ca
#Workforce
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The HUB is live! Meet the leaders driving research that informs equity & opportunity in #ELCC
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Assoc. Prof. & Tier II 🇨🇦 Research Chair in Early Childhood, Faculty of Ed., Mount Saint Vincent University.
Explore more at eceknowledgehub.ca
#Workforce
Today’s Spotlight: Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Assoc. Prof. & Tier II 🇨🇦 Research Chair in Early Childhood, Faculty of Ed., Mount Saint Vincent University.
Explore more at eceknowledgehub.ca
#Workforce
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How is CWELCC Doing? (Canada Wide Early Learning & Child Care) childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...
How is CWELCC Doing? A Response to Peter Jon Mitchell
This week in the Hill Times, Peter Jon Mitchell says he wants to get rid of the $10 a day federal child care program. But too many families now love it and depend on the increased child care …
childcarepolicy.net
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How is CWELCC Doing? (Canada Wide Early Learning & Child Care) childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...
New from Gord Cleveland at childcarepolicy. net : How is CWELCC Doing? A Response to Peter Jon Mitchell
childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...
childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...
How is CWELCC Doing? A Response to Peter Jon Mitchell
This week in the Hill Times, Peter Jon Mitchell says he wants to get rid of the $10 a day federal child care program. But too many families now love it and depend on the increased child care …
childcarepolicy.net
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New from Gord Cleveland at childcarepolicy. net : How is CWELCC Doing? A Response to Peter Jon Mitchell
childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...
childcarepolicy.net/how-is-cwelc...