Jessie-Lee McIsaac

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It takes time for young children to learn about different foods and textures. Preschoolers eat lunch at child-care centre, Mountlake Terrace, Wash, in in 2021. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

For preschoolers, fear of new foods is common — and responding can feel anything but simple

Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University; Julie E. Campbell, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Melissa (Misty) Rossiter, University of Prince Edward Island

Feeding toddlers can be hard, but research sheds insight into how to help children learn to enjoy a variety of foods and recognize when they are hungry and full.
Locating early learning programs in schools provides stable programming infrastructure and allows for potential collaborations between early childhood educators and teachers. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

What to look for in a high‑quality ‘pre‑primary’ or junior kindergarten program

Christine McLean, Mount Saint Vincent University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University

People, policies, practice and place all matter in publicly funded, school-based children’s early learning programs.
Finding a good path towards publicly funded early learning and care will require input from all stakeholders, including current providers and early childhood educators. (Shutterstock)

Nova Scotia’s shift to publicly funded early learning and child care won’t be easy, but it’s critical

Christine McLean, Mount Saint Vincent University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University

The new learning and child care agreement requires a paradigm shift as we begin to consider early learning and child care as a public service.
Nova Scotia is rolling out a universal full-day, no-fee pre-primary program, similar to Ontario’s and the Northwest Territories’ play-based junior kindergarten. (Shutterstock)

Nova Scotia’s new pre‑primary class gives kids a head start through play‑based learning

Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University and Joan Turner, Mount Saint Vincent University

The plan to fully implement a quality early childhood program in all Nova Scotia public schools is crucial when more than one in five children live in poverty.
Attempts to restructure our “obesogenic” food environment for health are often criticized - as restricting personal choice and freedom. (Shutterstock)

Is the food industry conspiring to make you fat?

Sara F.L. Kirk, Dalhousie University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Dalhousie University

Bombarded with unhealthy offerings by the food industry, we blame and shame ourselves for gaining weight. But is it really our fault, or are we being “entrapped?”

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