Presentations
A catalogue of various presentations make by the Atkinson Centre team at different events and meetings.
Remarks to the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
A qualified and valued workforce is foundational
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, at an ECE Appreciation event in the District of Timiskaming, October 12, 2023.
Early Childhood Educators are at the heart of quality early learning (PDF)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, at Let’s Get it Right!: Conference on Early Childhood Education for the Next Generation, Newfoundland, June 2022.
Canada’s Children Need a Professional Early Childhood Education Workforce Keynote w/ Dr. Emis Akbari (Video)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, at Let’s Get it Right!: Conference on Early Childhood Education for the Next Generation, Newfoundland, June 2022.
Early Childhood Education and Care Policy and its role in Economic Recovery (PDF)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, at the Rotman School of Management Research Roundtable: Care Work in the Recovery Economy, February 2022.
Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Early Child Education (PDF)
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development; Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, to Canadian Association for Business Economics, September 2021.
Supporting Resilience with Strong Public Policy (PDF)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College/Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development at Science Writers and Communicators Canada: Seeding Resilience in our Future Generations, June 2021.
Québec’s Early Learning and Child Care Services (PDF)
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, to Toronto Early Learning and Child Care Services, May 2021.
Schooling, Inequity, and COVID-19 - Growing inequities in the time of crisis (PDF)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College/Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development for The Jimmy Pratt Foundation, September 2020.
Should National Childcare Be in the Throne Speech? (Video)
Presented by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, to Pearson Centre, September 2020.
Public Sector Expansion of Early Childhood Education. The role of public jobs to promote decent work (PDF)
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College/Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development at the AECEO Kindergarten Summit, February 2020.
Measuring social and emotional skills to support children’s growth (PDF)
Presented by Research Fellow, Education Policy & Practice Program/Member of the Centre for Global Education Monitoring, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
