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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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The effect of family fertility support policies on fertility, their contribution, and policy pathways to fertility improvement in OECD countries
Zhang, T.-T., Cai, X.-Y., Shi, X.-H., Zhu, W., & Shan, S.-N. , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,  8 Mar 2023.  Asia
Child-care availability and fertility in Norway
Rindfuss, R. R., Guilkey, D. K., Morgan, S. P., & Kravdal, Ø. , Population and Development Review,  22 May 2011.  Europe
Fertility decisions and alternative types of childcare
Pronzato, C., Picco, S., & Ottone, S., IZA World of Labor,  1 Oct 2024.  International
Transformative change in early childhood education and care (ECEC) or more of the same? Child care in the Canadian federation
White, L. A., Quelch, J ., & Friendly, M. , University of Toronto Press,  1 Jul 2025.  Canada
Why Americans should care about child care — even if they don’t have kids
Mader, J. , The Hechinger Report,  23 Jul 2025.  United States
Working for children matters: An overview of service delivery and workforce in Europe
Molinuevom, D., Consolini, M., Magnano, M., Anzillotti, M., Isusi, I., & Durán, J., Eurofound,  31 Jul 2025.  Europe
Episode 21 – Can Europe deliver for its children?
McCaughey, M., & Molinuevo, D. , Eurofound,  1 May 2024.  Europe
Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days
Scott, K., Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),  25 Jul 2025.  Canada
Encouraging Indigenous cultural identity at home and in child care
Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF), Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF),  Canada
Child care participation among Indigenous children in Canada
Findlay, L., Arim, R., Frank, K., Melvin, A., Bleakney, A., & Kumar, M., International Indigenous Policy Journal ,  31 Dec 2023.  Canada
Hope, care, action, and relations - Nordic early childhood education and care teacher students describing what drives their future work with sustainability
Furu, A. C., Manni, A., Knekta, E., Svens, M., Sjöblom, P., & Nordin, P. , Environmental Education Research,  14 Jul 2025.  International
Child care subsidy and grants program
Wylie, D., Auditor General of Alberta,  1 Jul 2025.  Alberta
Workload demands, unpaid hours, and concerns about time with children: A survey of Australian early childhood educators
Harper, E., Wilson, R., & McGrath-Champ, S., Australian Educational Researcher,  19 May 2025.  Australia and New Zealand
Pathways to inclusive and equitable quality early childhood education for achieving SDG4 goal—a scoping review
Rad, D., Redeș, A., Roman, A., Ignat, S., Lile, R., Demeter, E., Egerău, A., Dughi, T., Balaș, E., Maier, R., Kiss, C., Torkos, H., & Rad, G., Frontiers in Psychology,  21 Jul 2022.  International
Centre-based childcare in early childhood and growth in later childhood: A prospective cohort study
Kucab, M. D., Keown-Stoneman, C. D. G., Birken, C. S., Perlman, M., Maguire, J. L., & TARGet Kids! Collaboration, International Journal of Obesity,  27 Apr 2023.  International
Childcare is a hellscape for most US families. Why isn’t there a bigger push for change?
Haspel, E., & Gale, R. , The Guardian,  11 Jul 2025.  United States
The price is not right (yet): $10-a-day child care falling short of target
Macdonald, D., & Friendly, M., The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),  9 Jul 2025.  Canada
Early childcare arrangements and children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six prospective birth cohorts in Europe
Barry, K. M., Avraam, D., Cadman, T., Elhakeem, A., El Marroun, H., Jansen, P. W., Nybo-Andersen, A.-M., Strandberg-Larsen, K., González Safont, L., Soler-Blasco, R., Barreto-Zarza, F., Julvez, J., Vrijheid, M., Heude, B., Charles, M.-A., Gomajee, A. R., , The Lancet,  21 Aug 2024.  Europe
Education and Skills in Bulgaria
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),  17 Jun 2025.  Europe
The meritocracy trap: Early childhood education policies promote individual achievement far more than social cohesion
Bobrowicz, K., Gracia, P., Teuber, Z., & Greiff, S., PLOS One,  2 Jul 2025.  International
The Harper record
Healy, T., Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),  23 Sep 2008.  Canada
UNICEF annual report 2024
UNICEF, UNICEF,  1 Jun 2025.  International
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
Doucet, I., The Guardian,  24 Jun 2025.  Quebec
The impact of childcare costs on mothers’ labor force participation
Araujo, V., McBride, L., & Sandler, D. H., U.S. Census Bureau,  1 Apr 2025.  United States
International childcare report: Mapping the deserts
Hurley, P., Tham, M and Nguyen, H., Victoria University,  20 Aug 2024.  International