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In 1999, the Hon. Margaret McCain\u200b <\/em>and Dr. Fraser Mustard \u200b<\/em>came together as co-chairs of a team assembled to advise the Ontario government on how to improve outcomes of young children. <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/earlyyearsstudy.ca\/early-years-study-2\/"},"startDate":"2007","headline":"Early Years Study 2","text":"

In 2007, Margaret McCain and Dr. Fraser Mustard were joined by Dr. Stuart Shanker to produce Early Years Study 2: Putting Science into Action.<\/p>\n\n

EYS2 focused on the policy framework necessary to improve conditions in early childhood with a view of improving the overall health of Canadians.<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/earlyyearsstudy.ca\/early-years-study-3\/"},"startDate":"2011","headline":"Early Years Study 3","text":"

Building on the work of the first Early Years Study: Reversing the Real Brain Drain (1999), Early Years Study 3 was co-authored by the Hon. Margaret McCain, Dr. Fraser Mustard, and Kerry McCuaig.<\/p>\n\n

It documented the social, economic, and scientific rationale for increased investments in early childhood education.<\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/earlyyearsstudy.ca\/"},"startDate":"2020","headline":"Early Years Study 4","text":"

In Early Years Study 4, Dr. Margaret McCain is joined by Dr. Angela James who eloquently explains how Indigenous ways of learning and Western early learning curricula are interwoven. Early childhood settings are natural healing centres and crucial to the processes of truth and reconciliation. <\/p>\n\n

Early Years Study 4 calls on governments to offer early education to all preschool-aged children. The concept replaces outdated notions of daycare. Instead of \u201ca place kids go while mom works\u201d, today\u2019s early childhood education provides a first tier of education that is as important as those that follow. <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{"media":"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/economics\/video\/why-canada-needs-to-spend-more-on-early-childhood-education~1905174"},"startDate":"2020","headline":"Interview with Margaret McCain","text":"

Watch an interview with Margaret McCain where she discusses Early Childhood Education. Learn more about return on investment when it comes to investing in child care. <\/p>\n"},{"asset":{},"startDate":"2011,11,16","headline":"Fraser Mustard 1927-2011","text":"

https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2011\/11\/17\/dr_fraser_mustard_world_renowned_for_work_in_early_childhood_development.html<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"language":"en","text":"

Fraser Mustard and the Honorable Margaret Norrie McCain co-authored the groundbreaking Early Years Study for the Ontario government. <\/div>\n\n
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The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain with her husband, Wallace and her four children, founded the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. to promote the best possible early childhood for all of Canada\u2019s children.<\/div>\n\n
\nMustard was founding president of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, which brought together experts from across the country from all disciplines and eventually led to hi interest in the early years.\n<\/div>\n\n
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Early Years Study Timeline

Katie Stortz