Reports

Deloitte, November 2020 The report prepared by Craig Alexander, Chief Economist and Executive Advisor at Deloitte Canada calls for expanded access to affordable, high quality, curriculum based early childhood education programs to address the foundations of literacy and improve overall literacy rates in Canada. Access the full report HERE

September 2020 An increasing number of jurisdictions are following the research and committing to a two-year kindergarten experience for four- and five-year-old children in a play-based curriculum. While kindergarten is available to all five-year-olds across Canada, most provinces and territories offer in-school programming for at least some children prior to...

This project sought to explore where the Atlantic provinces are in the development of data repositories to monitor child development. While each province is working toward this goal, they are at various points in the journey and, as such, stand to help inform one another. The project sought to begin...

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, August 7, 2020 The new study from Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac and the team at Mount Saint Vincent Unviversity study examined families’ experiences of a publicly funded, play-based early learning program for children in the year before school entry. Access the full study HERE

New study from Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University: "Providing the best start for our youngest generation is a growing priority internationally. Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) offers an approach to address complex system challenges and improve access to early childhood public services for young children and their families. The...