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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 12h

From research to real-world stories - the new ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB shines a light on what’s working, what’s changing, and what’s needed in early learning and child care.

Launching October 21, 2025 → eceknowledgehub.ca

#ECEHUB #ECE #Workforce #ChildCare

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

Join the Good Fight

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Good Fight Prize for Decent Work

Fairness. Respect. Security. Dignity. These aren’t perks. They’re the bare minimum. And yet one in three workers can’t count on them. We won’t stand for it. We stand with the ones fighting for decent ...

goodfightprize.ca

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 1d

The upcoming ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB website brings together insights from #ECER & #KON - uniting data, policy, & research to support Canada’s #ECE #workforce.

Launching Oct 21, 2025.

Learn more:
ECER: ecereport.ca/en
KON: knowingournumbers.ca/en

#HUB #ChildCare

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 2d

Our new ECE Workforce Knowledge Hub website is launching October 21, 2025! It will feature interactive tools, data, and resources about Canada’s early childhood workforce.

#ECEHUB #Workforce #ChildCare #ECE

Coming soon: eceknowledgehub.ca

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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 3d

The Province has introduced legislation to enable school districts in B.C. to support families with more child care on school grounds. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Province to remove barriers, make way for more child care at schools

The Province has introduced legislation to enable school districts in B.C. to support families with more child care on school grounds.

news.gov.bc.ca

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 10d

Free, universal junior kindergarten means equity from the very beginning. #ECinCanada #PublicEducation #Junior Kindergarten

mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 10d

La maternelle gratuite et universelle pour tous garantit l'égalité dès le plus jeune âge.

mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 7d

New from @b2c2.bsky.social : Ontario Not Contributing A Fair Share in $10-a-day Child Care Program b2c2.ca/ontario-not-...

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 7d

Atkinson Centre's Statement on the Ontario Auditor General’s Report on #CWELCC.
www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/documen...

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 7d

From the Ontario Auditor General’s Special Report on
the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (#CWELCC) Program

Access the report: www.auditor.on.ca/.../AR-PA_CE...

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 7d

www.cp24.com/local/toront...

What some parents have done to search for alternative child-care amid Ontario college support staff strike

Aneisha Gooden called a dozen daycares to see if they had a spot for her almost-two-year-old daughter and not a single place had space for her, pushing the teacher to expand her search for temporary c...

www.cp24.com

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 8d

Highlights from the Ontario Auditor General’s Special Report on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (#CWELCC) Program

Access the report: www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 10d

#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 14d

👇THIS #Play #ECinCanada

Outdoor Play Canada @outdoorplayca.bsky.social · 14d

Whether on a forest trail or a city sidewalk, active outdoor play supports physical, mental, social, and even spiritual well-being. 🌿🌍

The benefits go far beyond movement, helping us connect, explore, and engage in healthy and enriching ways.

Learn more at ➡️ www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/aop10/

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 14d

#GenderEqualityWeek It’s not widely celebrated-but it should be. Gender equity isn’t just about boardrooms & political seats-it starts in classrooms where #ECEs model fairness & inclusion for our youngest.

Access yesterday's e-News w/ the #EveryoneBenefits blog: www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/new...

Weekly Newsletter | Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

The Atkinson Centre produces a weekly e-Newsletter, sharing Events, News Items, and Research & Resources related to Early Childhood Education and Family Support.

www.oise.utoronto.ca

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 15d

#GenderEqualityWeek #EveryoneBenefits

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Sharon Gregson @sharongregson.bsky.social · 16d

1 in 3 children in BC start Kindergarten already vulnerable. More reasons to invest in quality affordable child care #10adaychildcare @rcybc.bsky.social

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 16d

#GenderEqualityWeek #EveryoneBenefits #ECE

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 17d

Kids in #childcare need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health theconversation.com/kids-in-chil...

Kids in child care need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health

Best practice guidelines for healthy movement in child-care settings serve as a critical step to create more active and health-promoting child-care centres.

theconversation.com

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 25d

Play is more than fun — it’s how kids learn, grow, and thrive. Universal junior kindergarten gives every 4-year-old the chance to start strong.

Learn more: mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

#ECinCanada #juniorkindergarten #Play

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 25d

Le jeu est bien plus qu’un simple plaisir — c’est ainsi que les enfants apprennent, grandissent et s’épanouissent. La maternelle universelle donne à chaque enfant de 4 ans la chance de bien commencer.

En savoir plus : mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 21d

Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy
theconversation.com/childrens-be...

Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy

Early experiences shapes children’s developmental trajectories, and despite pressures to adapt to AI in education, there is a need for caution and safeguarding children’s privacy.

theconversation.com

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 21d

Did you miss yesterday's e-Newletter? You can access it on our website: www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/new... (and subscribe while you're there!).

#ECE #ChildCare #EarlyLearning #DecentWork #Workforce

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 23d

No kidding.
"locking off 13 parking spaces on Tuesday left parents with no choice but to drop off children on a congested street." "Another operator told her that complying with the memo meant blocking a fire lane at his centre."
This gov't leader and lieutenants are so into performance art.

Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 23d

Ontario has directed child care operators to immediately block parking spaces directly adjacent to their sites after a vehicle crashed into a Richmond Hill daycare last week, killing a toddler. But operators say these rushed rules have created new risks
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Rushed crash safety measures creating new risks, Ontario daycare operators say

New Ontario government measures lack consultation, daycare operators say

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · 25d

A strong start begins with #play. Junior kindergarten helps kids grow, families thrive, and communities flourish.

Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 25d

Play is more than fun — it’s how kids learn, grow, and thrive. Universal junior kindergarten gives every 4-year-old the chance to start strong.

Learn more: mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

#ECinCanada #juniorkindergarten #Play

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