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Najeeb Shafiq

Carol Benson

Prachi Srivastava, Karen Mundy, and Sarah French

Meet Amilcar Barnett, Physical Education Teacher at Hunter College Campus Schools, New York City.

Xie Weihe

This project aims to foster quality in the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector by identifying evaluations of innovative approaches to ELCC in Canada that could be scaled to spread their impact.

The ELCC Innovation ToolKit identifies innovations in the following areas: ELCC governance; funding; inclusion and equitable access; the learning environment including curriculum, program supports, transitions to kindergarten and parent engagement; the workforce including educator training, professional development, compensation and recognition; and monitoring and accountability.

Excerpt: "Municipalities and regional districts can now apply for up to $4 million to buy land for child care centres and create new licensed child care spaces in their communities."

Carly Manion

Joseph Wong

Digitizing sacred knowledge: ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ scholar teams up with Indigenous communities in South and North America to bring their traditional calendar systems online

Times Higher Education article edited by Martin J. Finkelstein and Glen A. Jones.

Excerpt: "Starting in the 2021 tax-year, the credit would also be available for eligible families through regular advance payments during the year, helping parents better manage child care expenses as they are incurred.

The CARE tax credit will be on top of the existing Child Care Expense Deduction (CCED) and focus support to low- and moderate-income families. The CARE tax credit will provide about $1,250 per family, on average, in new child care support to about 300,000 families. The maximum amount available will be higher for families with a child dealing with a severe disability, with no age restrictions."