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Voice of Children. Tyler, age 3, Ontario.

The Centre for Global Disability Studies (CGDS) is a new research centre established in 2020 and housed at University of Toronto Scarborough. 

Excerpt: "World-class education: $1.7 million to support the development and delivery of distance learning opportunities; $1.2 million to maintain the additional technicians put in place to provide technical support to teachers and students; $1 million to continue support of the Laptop Subsidy Program, helping an estimated 2,000 students access technology for the upcoming year; A wage increase of 75 cents per hour for qualified early childhood educators."

By establishing a bursary for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Black Indigenous and Taino students, Professor Erica Neeganagwedgin is looking to tell a different story.

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

Carly Manion, Kerrie Proulx, and Tatiana Feitosa de Britto

Excerpt: "The minister noted the proposed legislation outlines five basic principles that must be taken into consideration when making decisions under the act including that: early learning and child-care services should ensure the health, safety, development and well-being of children; access to early learning and child-care services should enhance the economic opportunities available to parents; early learning and child-care services should be available on a continuum that is responsive to the diverse needs of families; promoting inclusion and respect, and accommodating diversity should be inherent in early learning and child-care services; and public funding should promote fiscal responsibility and the sustainability of early learning and child-care services."

Excerpt: "To support Yukon families and make their lives more affordable, the Government of Yukon is investing more than $25 million in 2021–22 towards early learning and child care initiatives. This includes approximately $15 million for a new Yukon-wide universal child care program."

Voice of Children. Penelope, age 5, Kindergarten, Ontario.

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ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings, placing as the third highest ranked educational institution globally.

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