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Online Document Catalogue: Research, policy and practice

Research, policy and practice materials include scholarly research, policy studies, briefs, government, advocacy and NGO reports. This list is sorted by most recently added entries to the Catalogue, to the oldest.

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Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?
Harper, E., & Fenech, M. , The Conversation,  10 May 2026.  Australia and New Zealand
No gifts for single mothers in Canada’s Spring Economic Update
Scott, Katherine, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),  10 May 2026.  Canada
Building strong foundations for life
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  5 May 2026.  International
Early Learning and Child Well‑being
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  19 Mar 2020.  International
Why so few babies? We might have overlooked the biggest reason of all.
Sussman, A. L. , New York Times,  7 May 2026.  United States
Saving child care in Canada
Bélanger, M., & Ballantyne, M. , RadioLabour,  8 May 2026.  Canada
Toddlers, investors, and tax policy
Pelikan, L. S., Social Science Research Network,  20 Jan 2026.  United States
Undersupply or lack of demand?: Evaluating measures of child care access
Brown, J. H., Review of Economics of the Household,  24 Apr 2026.  United States
Early childcare attendance and cognitive skills in adolescence
Almås, I., Drange, N., Meghir, C., & Zachrisson, H. D., National Bureau of Economic Research,  1 Apr 2026.  Europe
Child care's imaginary bogeymen
Haspel, E. , The Family Frontier,  30 Apr 2026.  United States
State models for financing early educator wage scales
National Early Care and Education Workforce Center, National Early Care and Education Workforce Center,  1 Jan 2026.  United States
Advocacy in action: Advancing gender equity and feminist recovery in Canada
YWCA Canada National Office, YWCA Canada National Office via YouTube,  14 Oct 2020.  Canada
Early learning & child care learning framework
Métis Nation of Ontario, Métis Nation of Ontario,  1 Oct 2024.  Ontario
Canada strong for all: Spring economic update 2026
Government of Canada, Government of Canada,  28 Apr 2026.  Canada
Scaling up what works: The future of child care in Canada
Ballantyne, M., Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),  28 Apr 2026.  Canada
Child care investments really do pay off
Cleveland, G. , Childcarepolicy.net,  25 Apr 2026.  Canada
The shaping of Australian early childhood education and care: What can we learn from a critical juncture?
Logan, H., Press, F., & Sumsion, J. , Australasian Journal of Early Childhood,  1 Mar 2016.  Australia and New Zealand
Care leaves and care time for all
Doucet, A., & Moss, P. , Policy Press,  24 Apr 2026.  International
The impact of work-related wellbeing and workplace culture and climate on intention to leave in the early childhood sector
Bull, R., McFarland, L., Cumming, T., & Wong, S., Early Childhood Research Quarterly,  22 Jun 2024.  Australia and New Zealand
Why the rich should get free public childcare too
Day, Meagan, Jacobin,  17 Apr 2026.  United States
The relative importance of structural and individual factors for child-care professional's interactive skills in early childhood education and care
Støve, L. L., Stuart, A. C., Wendelboe, K. I., Egmose, I., Væver, M. S., Helmerhorst, K. O. W., & Smith-Nielsen, J., Child & Youth Care Forum,  18 Apr 2026.  Europe
Results from TALIS Starting Strong 2024
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  2 Dec 2025.  International
Results from the Teacher Knowledge Survey
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  22 Apr 2026.  International
Pay transparency in progress
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  17 Apr 2026.  International
Alan Kohler explains: Can Australia afford free childcare?
Kohler, A. , ABC News,  15 Apr 2026.  Australia and New Zealand