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Presenters include Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development.

Join Canadian and international experts in identifying challenges, and proposing the solutions to building and sustaining high quality early education.

Invited guests joined us for a conversation on the experience in New Brunswick in addressing the legislative requirements to develop and operationalize a robust repository on child development while balancing privacy concerns.

The pandemic and lockdowns have disproportionately affected women, who are facing job loss and struggling to return to work due to lack of affordable childcare. Economists are advocating for a national childcare program to prevent setbacks in women's advancement in the workforce.

The 17th Summer Institute examines innovative practices and approaches that support the early childhood education workforce.