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Excerpt: "Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, along with the Honourable Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta’s Minister of Education and Childcare, announced a one-year extension to both the Canada–Alberta Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement and the Canada–Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement until March 31, 2027. In total, today’s announcement means that more than $1.17 billion in federal funding has been allocated to the Government of Alberta for 2026–27. This funding will support continued access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care programs and services, and help maintain the $15-a-day parent fees for licensed early learning and child care."

Meet our 2025 Lora Dolores Antoniette Pallotta Memorial Graduate Scholarship recipient, Nanyu Luo!

Proposal & artwork contest submission deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

Mary Reid, an expert in math education at OISE, weighed in on the current state of EQAO results with the CBC radio program Ontario Today.

Excerpt: "We found 694 instances where child care spaces were underutilized compared to approved spaces. This suggests the Ministry may have approved new child care spaces in locations that do not need them. Also, not analyzing the supply of early childhood educators increases the risk of approving spaces that cannot be staffed."

Excerpt: "Ontario is investing $20 million to launch the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund, a new initiative to help protect children in child care by helping community-based licensed facilities install concrete barriers. The new fund honours the life of Liam Riazati, a child who tragically passed away following a motor vehicle collision with a child care centre in September 2025."

Updates regarding future GSA council meetings.

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The College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE) is the regulatory body for the early childhood education profession in Ontario. Established under the Early Childhood Educators Act (2007), the College’s primary responsibility is to protect the public interest — ensuring that children, families, and communities receive high-quality care and education from qualified, ethical professionals.

Excerpt: "The province is investing … $9.7 million, including nearly $1.6 million in funding from the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second Official-Language Instruction, for an addition to l’École élémentaire publique Mamawi in the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario. The addition will provide 104 new student spaces and 39 new licensed child care spaces."

Excerpt: "Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, along with the Honourable Paul Calandra, Ontario’s Minister of Education, announced a one-year extension to the Canada–Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (Canada-wide ELCC) Agreement, until March 31, 2027. The ministers also announced that future funding of $695 million would be instead provided by Canada to the province in 2026, to help maintain eligible child care fees at their current average of $19 per day until December 31, 2026. In total, today’s announcement means that more than $3.9 billion in federal funding will be allocated to the Government of Ontario in 2026-27 to support continued access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care programs and services."

In her holiday message to the U of T community, President Melanie Woodin sends thanks for their encouragement during her first year as president.