by Amanda Mayer | Feb 12, 2025 | Early Child Development, News, Update
In June 2025, the Lawson Foundation will officially launch our updated Strategic Direction, setting the course for our work in the years ahead. As we near this milestone, we are taking stock—of what we’ve learned, how the landscape is shifting, and where we can...
by Christine Alden | Nov 13, 2024 | Early Child Development, News
The Lawson Foundation is excited to release its new report, “Using Foresight to Contemplate the Future of Early Childhood in Canada.” This report, developed to inform the Foundation’s strategic planning, serves as a thought-provoking resource for those engaged in...
by Marcel Lauzière | Jun 30, 2021 | Early Childhood Development-Funders Working Group, Update
The Lawson Foundation has joined other charitable, academic and private sector leaders in urging Ottawa to limit child care funds to only nonprofit/public providers. Read the open letter here (Lisez la version française de la lettre ouverte...
by Marcel Lauzière | May 5, 2021 | Early Child Development, Early Childhood Development-Funders Working Group
The Lawson Foundation is a founding member of the Early Child Development Funders Working Group (ECD-FWG), a group of 8 Canadian foundations that are committed to the importance of ensuring high quality, accessible early learning and child care for all children....
by Christine Alden | Feb 7, 2018 | Early Child Development, News
The Early Child Education report (ECER) has just been published! Released every three years, these assessments identify gaps and progress in the provision of early childhood services across Canada. In 2017, it’s mainly a good news story — depending on...
by Lawson Foundation | Jun 9, 2017 | Early Child Development, News
National Child Data Strategy: Results of a Feasibility Study By Sherri Torjman Released June 8, 2017 The Lawson Foundation, acting on the advice of pan-Canadian early child development stakeholders, recently commissioned a feasibility study, undertaken by Sherri...