Many people contributed to the development of Early Childhood Education 2020.
A special thank you to our partner the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) and Kristell Le Martret and Isabelle Vinet who oversaw the Quebec profile and all translations.
We would like to acknowledge the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, a partnership between the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto and the School of Early Childhood at George Brown College. The valued support and encouragement of the Atkinson chair, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, the director of the School of Early Childhood, Patricia Chorney-Rubin, and the faculty and administration makes our work possible. We are endlessly grateful to our project coordinator Stacey Mudie, who oversees all elements of the report, including endless drafts, logistics, and communications. Without her tireless work, the report would not happen.
The vital contribution of Statistics Canada to this project must be noted. The quality information generated by the department is invaluable for evidence-based policy change. Consistent and reliable data is central to the work that we do.A special thank you to Jane Bertrand and Dr. Ella Karia for their valuable input in the ECER and to our interns: Ana-Luisa Sales, Farzana Balapatel, Allison Correia, Jesus Fernandez, and Priyanka Pahari.
We are most obliged to officials working in provincial and territorial departments and ministries. Their willingness to gather the data, answer our many questions, and review drafts for accuracy were not only essential to the development of this report but provide accountability to Canadians for their investments in the early care and education of our children.Departments contacted included:Newfoundland and LabradorDepartment of Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentNew BrunswickDepartment of Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentNova ScotiaDepartment of Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentPrince Edward IslandDepartment of Education and Lifelong LearningQuébecMinistère de la FamilleMinistère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieurMinistère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité socialeOntarioMinistry of EducationManitobaDepartment of FamiliesDepartment of Education SaskatchewanMinistry of EducationAlbertaAlberta Children's ServicesAlberta EducationBritish ColumbiaMinistry of Children and Family DevelopmentMinistry of EducationMinistry of HealthNunavutDepartment of EducationNorthwest TerritoriesDepartment of Education, Culture, and EmploymentYukonDepartment of EducationThe production of this report was made possible thanks to the skill and patience of the following: our copy editors, Janice Dyer (English) and Maryse Froment-Lebeau (French); graphic designer, Erin Holmes of Soplari Design. The authors would also like to acknowledge Kathleen McBride and Cranberryink for the website development.The Atkinson Centre sincerely thanks its funding partners: The Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation, The Atkinson Foundation, and The Lawson Foundation; whose support is essential to the creation and dissemination of the Early Childhood Education Report 2020. A special thank you to the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain and Jane Bertrand (The Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation), Colette Murphy and Jenn Miller (The Atkinson Foundation), and Marcel Lauzière and Christine Alden (The Lawson Foundation).While appreciating the input of many, the authors accept full responsibility for the content of the Early Childhood Education Report 2020.Dr. Emis Akbari, Kerry McCuaig, and Daniel Foster
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