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Kerry McCuaig

Fellow in Early Childhood Policy
Cell: (647) 295 2808
Email: kmccuaig@rogers.com

Kerry McCuaig is the Atkinson Charitable Foundation's Fellow in Early Childhood Policy working with the Atkinson Centre at OISE.  She is  co-author of Early Years Study 3, Making Decisions, Taking Action with Margaret McCain and Fraser Mustard.  Kerry has had a long involvement in early childhood policy development including as communications manager for Toronto First Duty, a pioneer in the integrated delivery of early childhood programming and supports similar integrated ECE service models in Atlantic Canada.

Kerry has many years of advocacy, public education and communication experience, speaking widely on a variety of early childhood policy issues. She has authored several publications and articles including From Patchwork to Framework: An Early Learning and Child Care Strategy for Canada and Zero to Six: The Foundation for School Success published by The Learning Partnership.  She was a principal researcher/writer for the Early Years Study 2; The Commission on Early Learning and Child Care for the City of Toronto and Early Learning and Child Care in the City published by George Brown College and the Toronto Board of Trade.  Her other work includes an examination of provincial policy initiatives on early childhood service delivery; the impact of welfare policies on family child care; an overview of workplace child care initiatives; the challenges of providing child care services outside of non-traditional hours and effective tax policies for families.

Kerry was an advisor on With Our Best Future in Mind, a policy blueprint on full day learning in Ontario. She is a sessional teacher in the ECE degree program at George Brown College and also acts an advisor to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation and the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation.

Publications

Selected major publications as author and/or principle researcher/writer:

McCuaig, K. (2012). Serving all children to catch the most vulnerable. Healthcare Quarterly, 15 Special Issue (4), 26-31

McCuaig, K. (2011, July 29). Not on the backs of our children. Toronto Star.

McCain, M., Mustard, M., & McCuaig, K. (2011). Early years study 3: Making decisions, taking action. Toronto: Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation.

Eggleton A., & Keon, W.J. (2009). Early childhood education and care: Next steps. Report of The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Ottawa: Senate of Canada. Principal researcher

Pascal, C.E. (2009). With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario. Report to the Premier by the Special Advisor on Early Learning. Toronto: Government of Ontario. Principal researcher.

McCuaig, K. (2008). Zero to six: The foundation for school success. Toronto: The Learning Partnership.

McCain, M., & Mustard, M. (2007). Early years study 2: Turning science to action. Toronto: Council for Early Childhood Development. Principal researcher.

McCuaig, K. (2006).  From patchwork to framework: An early learning and child care strategy for Canada. Ottawa: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.