Kimberly Squires, University of Guelph

Research

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Early childhood education and care Child development Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning

Latest funding

Uncovering early minds: advancing how we measure metacognition in early childhood education and care settings
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$80,076
Co-designing a toolkit to support healthy and environmentally sustainable eating at early childhood education centres.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$92,056

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Uncovering early minds: advancing how we measure metacognition in early childhood education and care settings

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Burns, Samantha

$80,076

Co-designing a toolkit to support healthy and environmentally sustainable eating at early childhood education centres.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Haines, Jess; Wismer, Karen

Keywords: Child Health; Co-Design; Design Thinking; Diet; Early Childhood Education And Care; Nutrition; Plant-Based Protein Food; Public Health; Qualitative; Sustainability

$92,056

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early childhood education and care Dear Professor Squires, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on early childhood education and care connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]