In the domain of childcare and early learning, we supported the assessment of provincial low-cost child care in Alberta and British Columbia through two large-scale evaluations, including an assessment of the social return on investment (SROI) of these initiatives. We have also conducted other research and consulting on childcare and early learning, such as surveys of parents and guardians about their childcare needs, broader community engagement about childcare needs, assessments of the readiness of young children for kindergarten, quality of life research related to early life, and examinations of the child care and early learning workforce (e.g. regulation, recruitment, and retention).