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Excerpt: "This transition, supported by the CSFY school community and the society previously managing the program, was implemented to help ensure Garderie's sustainable future. This change is the result of collaboration between the Government of Yukon and CSFY to establish a process for CSFY to manage French child care centres in the Yukon. To support this shift from a society-run initiative to a school board program, the Government of Yukon's Early Learning and Child Care Branch collaborated with CSFY and the Garderie to create a new policy framework and guidelines. This represents a first for any school board in the territory, involving the development of innovative policies within the scope of the Education Act and the Child Care Act."

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Conférence de la professeure Monica Heller │ « Quelle sociolinguistique critique, il y a 20 ans et aujourd'hui ? », 4 octobre 2023 à Paris

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.

Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development

Master of Education (MEd) in Developmental Psychology and Education
Expected year of graduation: 2024

Panel discussing Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada.

It is no secret that there are big differences between post-Soviet countries and societies from the shores of the Baltic sea to the mountains of Tajikistan.

Monica HELLER, "Éléments d'une sociolinguistique critique, 20 ans plus tard : chronique d'une réédition", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO, octobre 2023.

Excerpt: "Your government has amended the Early Childhood Services Act and implemented the Federal-Provincial Early Learning and Childcare Action Plan to create 550 new designated childcare spaces this year and reduced out-of-pocket fees for families on average by 50 per cent. The funding agreement aims to provide New Brunswick families with an average fee of $10 per day childcare by 2025-26. Your government has also increased early childhood educator wages by 24 per cent and increased retention by 46 per cent."