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Senior Fellow Early Childhood Policy

Kerry McCuaig

Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
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Biography

Kerry McCuaig co-developed and produces the Early Childhood Education Report, which tracks provincial/territorial progress in early years program development. She co-authored Early Years Study 3, Making Decisions, Taking Action with Margaret McCain and the late Fraser Mustard. Kerry has had a long involvement in early childhood policy including as a founder of Toronto First Duty, a pioneer in the integrated delivery of early childhood programming. She supported similar integrated ECE service models in Atlantic Canada. She has authored several publications, including those commissioned by the Senate of Canada, the Toronto Board of Trade, and the governments of Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Ontario and the City of Toronto as well as reports for labour, women’s and community organizations. Kerry is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.

Scholarly & Creative Works

  • 2024, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    Akbari, E., McCuaig, K., & Mehta, S.
  • 2022, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    McCuaig K., Akbari, E., Correia, A.
  • Review of Toronto Early Learning and Child Care Services: Their unique contribution to Toronto’s Equity, Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Goals
    2021, City of Toronto
    McCuaig, K., Akbari, E., Bertrand, J., Dhuey, E.
  • 2019, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    McCuaig, K., Akbari, E., Foster, D., Plamondon, A., Karia, E., Soloway, A. & Hernandez, M.
  • 2019, Exceptionality Education International Special Issue: 2019, Vol. 29, No. 3
    Young, G.D., Philpott, D, Bertrand, J, McCuaig K.

Research Interests

Early childhood policy, women’s equity