Presentations
A catalogue of various presentations make by the Atkinson Centre team at different events and meetings.
Supporting Evidence-informed Early Learning and Child Care Policy Across Canada: The ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB (no slides)
Akbari, E. McCuaig, K., & Foster, D. (2025). Supporting Evidence-informed Early Learning and Child Care Policy Across Canada: The ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB. Provincial Territorial Early Learning and Child Care: Officials Working Group. October 2025.
From Policy To Practice: Measuring what matters in early education
Akbari, E. (2025). From Policy to Practice: Measuring what matters in early education. The Regional Municipality of Niagara. August 7, 2025. Niagara.
Challenges & Opportunities in the Early Years Sector
Akbari, E. (2025). Opportunities and Challenges in the Early Years Sector. Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning. April 2025. St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador.
Knowing Our Numbers
Akbari, E., & McCuaig, K. (2025). Knowing Our Numbers. Ontario Auditor General. March 2025. Virtual.
The Unique Experience of Francophone Early Childhood Educators in Ontario: Challenges and Opportunities
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Réseau Interagir: provincial francophone early years network, February 25, 2025.
Knowing Our Numbers: Insights from Focus Groups (no slides)
Presented by Sophia Akbari, Knowing Our Numbers, to the Early Learning and Child Care Sector, Children’s and Community Services Division, City of Hamilton, February 25, 2025.
ECE Workforce in Ontario: Provincial Trends & Hamilton’s Insights
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Early Learning and Child Care Sector, Children’s and Community Services Division, City of Hamilton, February 25, 2025.
Workforce Challenges & Opportunities in the Early Years Sector
Presented by Dr. Emis Akbari, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre, OISE/University of Toronto, to the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector, Red River College, Winnipeg Manitoba, February 7, 2025
Challenges & Opportunities in the Early Years Sector
Akbari, E. (2025). Opportunities and Challenges in the Early Years Sector. Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning. February 2025. Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Knowing Our Numbers, Francophone Network
Akbari, E. (2025). Knowing Our Numbers: Francophone Workforce at a Glance. Ontario Francophone ELCC Network. February 2025. Virtual.
Best Practices in ECE Development: 90-Hour Introduction to ECE Online Course - Training for Untrained Educators
Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.
90-Hour Introduction to ECE Online Course: Training for Untrained Educator
Lindsay Webb, Acting Director, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Educational Services - Anglophone
Early Learning and Development shares how New Brunswick provides a minimum of 90 hours of child development training to staff working in childcare centres who do not hold post-secondary ECE credentials.
90-Hour Introduction to ECE Online Course: Training for Untrained Educator
Lindsay Webb, Acting Director, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Educational Services - Anglophone
Early Learning and Development shares how New Brunswick provides a minimum of 90 hours of child development training to staff working in childcare centres who do not hold post-secondary ECE credentials.
Best Practices in ECE Development: Space Expansion for Equity
Best Practices in ECE Development: In this series, early childhood officials from various provinces shared promising initiatives aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce and expanding access to child care.
Space Expansion for Equity
Matthias Rust, Director, Strategic Policy and Intergovernmental Relations, Early Learning and Child Care Division, Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning and Pam Wever, Director of Capital and Space Development.
An overview of Manitoba’s innovative approach to building childcare facilities in underserved communities.
Space Expansion for Equity
Matthias Rust, Director, Strategic Policy and Intergovernmental Relations, Early Learning and Child Care Division, Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning and Pam Wever, Director of Capital and Space Development.
An overview of Manitoba’s innovative approach to building childcare facilities in underserved communities.
