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8 things to know about $10-a-day child care by Martha Friendly and Gordon Cleveland
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RC/W News — April 21, 2025
RC/W paper among the top 10% most viewed papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023
Sadie Goddard-Durant, Andrea Doucet, Helena Tizaa, and Jane-Ann Sieunarine’s paper on racial stress, young black motherhood, and Canadian social policies is among the top 10% most viewed papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023.
In the News — April 9, 2025
Kenya Thompson has co-authored a chapter on improving upon Quebec’s childcare policy model in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan
Kenya Thompson, RC/W Research Assistant and Doctoral Student at York University, and co-author Emma Willert, York University, have published a chapter on improving upon Quebec’s childcare policy model in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan, in the book “Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Minority Governments (2019–2025): Navigating Through 697 Promises in Times of Crisis”
RC/W News — April 8, 2025
RC/W paper among the top 10 most-cited papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023
Sophie Mathieu, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Christina Treleaven, and Sylvia Fuller’s paper on determinants of work-family balance satisfaction in Quebec during the pandemic is among the top 10 most-cited papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023
RC/W News — February 6, 2025
Andrea Doucet recognized for high number of citations in 2023
Stanford University has updated its list of the world’s top two percent of scientists with the most citations in 2023 and Andrea Doucet is among them.
RC/W News — December 11, 2024
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RC/W News — November 28, 2024
Andrea Doucet on the CUPW Strike
Andrea Doucet speaks with CBC on the legacy of the 1981 Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike and the impact on well-paid inclusive parental leave in Canada
In the News — November 26, 2024
Families Count 2024
The Vanier Institute’s new resource explores three decades of change, continuity, and complexity among families in Canada. Released during the International Year of the Family’s 30th anniversary, Families Count 2024 provides statistical portraits of families in Canada, highlights trends over time, and offers insights on what it all means for families and family life.
In the News — November 20, 2024
Susan Prentice on child care spaces in Manitoba
Susan Prentice speaks at the child-care news conference on November 20th, calling on the province to create more spaces and a publicly managed system to operate them.
RC/W News — November 12, 2024
Several of our team members have joined the Vanier Institute of the Family’s Affiliate Network
The Vanier Institute of the Family’s Affiliates Network brings together people committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of families in Canada, in all their diversities. Several of our team members have joined, including Kim de Laat, Andrea Doucet, Eva Jewell, Donna Lero, Lindsey McKay, Susan Prentice, Yue Qian, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, and Lisa Wolff.
In the News — October 31, 2024
Gordon Cleveland on Ontario’s new funding formula
Gordon Cleveland evaluates Ontario’s new funding formula for child-care centres participating in the $10 a day program (CWELCC).