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The 19th Annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development

Ensuring equity and inclusion in early learning and child care

May 11, 2023
George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, ON

ABOUT THE 19th ANNUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE

The Summer Institute is an annual collaboration between the School of Early Childhood at George Brown College and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto. The Institute strives to offer timely information to inform early childhood research, policy and practice. As we pass the half-way mark in the development of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care strategy, the Institute examines the unintended consequences of governments’ rush to lower parent fees and the impact on equity of access, inclusion and program quality.

Join experts in this important forum discussing how to meet the equity goals in the CWELCC plan along with great examples from across Canada of how to scale-up of proven programs and innovations.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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ARMINE YALNIZYAN

Feminist, Economist, Toronto Star Columnist, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Work

Building a quality, equitable child care system can help yoke the strengths of a powerful new cohort of young workers to address population aging, extreme climate events and the crisis in care systems. In doing so, we can make every job a good job, the foundation of equity and tackling everything else.

KEYNOTE: The Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan: Who is being been left out?

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DR. JESSIE-LEE MCISAAC

Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood Diversity and Transitions

Dr. McIsaac brings her experiences working for and with marginalized families, from documenting the child care experiences of Black children and educators, identifying promising early learning and child care partnerships that respond to the unique needs of newcomer children and families and ensuring equity training for educators provides lessons they can readily apply in their programs.

KEYNOTE: Equity in the classroom: peers, educators, families

 

PANEL ONE: WHO'S IN AND WHO IS OUT: CWELCC AND EQUITY

We enter a period of great opportunities for early learning and child care and equally great challenges. As governments move at warp-speed towards $10-a-day parent fees, getting pushed aside are families marginalized by class, race, culture, immigration status and geography.

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MICHAL PERLMAN

Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto

 

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DR. JESSIE-LEE MCISAAC

Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood Diversity and Transitions

 

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STEFANY HANSEN

Manager, Service System Planning and Policy Development, City of Toronto

PANEL TWO: EQUITY FOR THE ELCC WORKFORCE

Thanks to Ottawa’s $10-a-day plan parent demand for child care has rocketed. Every child care spot -- and more -- could be filled but they sit unused without educators to staff them. Educators vacated the field during the pandemic and governments are not offering the incentives needed to get them back. Payouts for training are not a replacement for decent wages, benefits, adequate staffing levels and the respect needed to build an inclusive ELCC workforce.

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DR. EMIS AKBARI

School of Early Childhood, George Brown College, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development

 

 

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KELLY EMERY

Director, Children’s Services Chatham-Kent

 

 

WORKSHOPS: CREATING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS

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Professor, Humber College, PhD Student, OISE

 

 

RACE AND DISABLED CHILDHOODS
This workshop will explore understanding the intersection of disability and race, and strategies that will support inclusive play of diverse children. Attendees will consider a systems level understanding of how racism and ableism affect children and families, and implications for policy making.

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DR. CARL JAMES

York University Faculty of Education, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University
 

 

BRINGING EQUITY TO EARLY LEARNING
Why does equity not exist for all in our educational systems, particularly for young Black and racialized children and how can we right these wrongs to achieve a strong start for all children?

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JOE ROCK

Indigenous Consultant
EarlyON Child and Family Centres - Toronto Children’s Services

 

 

CWELCC: IMPACT ON INDIGENOUS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PANEL THREE: WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO GET THERE

Investments in early learning and child care are a good start but building an equitable and inclusive system requires constant attention from policy makers, operators, educators and parents.  There are promising practices from Ontario and beyond which are ready to use in laying the foundation for success.

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BERNICE CIPPARRONE, RECE

Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College

 

 

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DR. SHAWNEE HARDWARE

Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College

 

 

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GAIL HUNTER

Professor & Program Coordinator, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College

 

 

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DR. CARL JAMES

York University Faculty of Education, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University

 

 

ECE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

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KAREN GRAY

Director, Service System Planning and Policy, Toronto Children's Services

Join us in recognizing the contributions of Karen Gray to early childhood education. Karen is an outspoken advocate who uses research to guide effective policy and practice, to influence change and address inequity.

 


 

This event is presented by: George Brown College, School of Early Childhood, and University of Toronto, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education.

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