AtkinsonCentre
The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
We believe that the optimal way to build effective practice and policy is to construct it on the basis of well-established science. On the one hand we carry out research projects, both basic and applied, that help us to understand development and its optimization. On the other hand through university-community collaborations and professional/graduate training, we build societal supports for young children and families.
Atkinson Centre: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtkinsonCentre (@AtkinsonCentre)
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Early Childhood Education Report: https://ecereport.ca/en/
Early Childhood in Canada: http://ecincanada.ca/en/
Belonging from the Start: Inclusion in the Early Years with Dr. David Philpott (November 2025)
Summer Institute 2025!
Every Child Belongs Gender Expansiveness and 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Early Years (July 2025)
Summer Institute 2025: Afternoon Keynote - Innovative Strategies to Improve ECE Compensation
Strong Educators, Strong Foundations - with Dr. Jean Clinton
Outdoor and Risky Play – From Expert Voices to Practical PD (June 2025)
Summer Institute 2025: Panel 1 - Building Equity Through Fair Compensation
Summer Institute 2025: Morning Keynote - Standing up for Child Care
Summer Institute 2025: Panel 2 - Opportunities to Build the ECE Workforce
Webinar: Special Needs Resource Model (March 2025)
Webinar: Seamless Extended Day Model
Webinar: Evaluation of the New Ontario Funding Formula
Summer Institute 2024
Summer Institute 2024 : A conversation with Jenna Sudds
Summer Institute 2024 : Panel Two
Summer Institute 2024 : Panel One
Summer Institute 2024 : Welcoming Remarks from Mayor Olivia Chow
Panel Three: Policy Research Informing Best Practice
Closing Remarks: The Honourable Stephen McNeil, and Scott McCain
Panel Two: Schools at the Centre - Pan Canadian Actions
Panel One: The Power of Schools for Early Learning
Keynote: Seven benefits to expanding preschool programs in public school
WORKSHOP: Race and Disabled Childhoods
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Presented to Karen Gray
WORKSHOP: CWELCC Impact on Indigenous Children and Families
WORKSHOP: Bringing Equity to Early Learning
PANEL THREE - What Success Looks Like and How to Get There
PANEL TWO - Equity for the ELCC Workforce
PANEL ONE - DR. JESSIE-LEE MCISAAC: Who's In and Who is Out: CWELCC and Equity
PANEL ONE - STEFANY HANSEN: Who's In and Who is Out: CWELCC and Equity