Nina Howe

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  • Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and Education, Concordia University
If governments don’t address equitable access to affordable care, inequities will harden and the intergenerational cycle of poverty will deepen. Children play at a child-care centre in Stouffville, Ont., May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Child‑care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted

Kerry McCuaig, University of Toronto; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto; Nina Howe, Concordia University, and Petr Varmuza, University of Toronto

The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.
As toddlers form peer relationships, social pretend play and games increase. (Shutterstock)

Toddlers can engage in complex games as they get to know each other over time

Zhangjing Luo, University of Toronto; Hildy Ross, University of Waterloo; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto, and Nina Howe, Concordia University

A unique dataset from 32 children on 36 different play dates provided the opportunity to study how young children develop peer relationships, and how consistent they are with different children.
Scotland is making strides in improving its population’s social and physical well-being — by taking children’s early learning and care outside. (Shutterstock)

Scotland’s outdoor play initiative has some lessons for the rest of the world

Michal Perlman, University of Toronto; Catherine Bergeron, McGill University, and Nina Howe, Concordia University

Scotland is undertaking a child-care initiative to double the number of fully funded child-care hours available to parents, and outdoor play is part of it.

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