The Kids in Communities Study: national investigation of community level effects on children's developmental outcomes.

Grant number: LP130100411 | Funding period: 2014 - 2018

Completed

Abstract

This project (a cross-disciplinary collaboration) will investigate community level factors influencing early childhood developmental outcomes using a mixed methods approach in up to 10 communities across Australia. This will result in a potential set of measures or indicators that reflect communities that are good for children.

Related publications (6)

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The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities

Karen Villanueva, Geoffrey Woolcock, Sharon Goldfeld, Robert Tanton, Sally Brinkman, Ilan Katz, Billie Giles-Corti

2022-04-08

This paper explores neighborhood-built environment features related to ‘better than expected’ and ‘as expected’ early childhood de..

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Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): A mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood development

Sharon Goldfeld, Karen Villanueva, Robert Tanton, Ilan Katz, Sally Brinkman, Billie Giles-Corti, Geoffrey Woolcock

2021-09-01

There is increasing international interest in place-based approaches to improve early childhood development (ECD) outcomes. The av..

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Creating community indicators for early childhood development: challenges and innovations from the kids in communities study

S Goldfeld, K Villanueva, R Tanton, I Katz, S Brinkman, B Giles-Corti, G Woolcock

2019-07-03

The community (or neighbourhood) is seen as a potential point of intervention for improving early childhood development outcomes t..

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Local Housing Characteristics Associated with Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Australian Disadvantaged Communities

Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Robert Tanton, Ilan Katz, Sally Brinkman, Ju-Lin Lee, Geoffrey Woolcock, Billie Giles-Corti, Sharon Goldfeld

2019-05-02

Disadvantaged communities tend to have poorer early childhood development outcomes. Access to safe, secure, and stable housing is ..

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Identifying Off-Diagonal Communities Using the Australian Early Development Census Results

Robert Tanton, Melanie Dare, Sally Brinkman, Billie-Giles Corti, Ilan Katz, Geoff Woolcock, Sharon Goldfeld

2017-07-01

An individual’s, and indeed the nation’s, social and economic futures are highly dependent on early childhood development (ECD) ou..

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Kids in Communities Study (KiCS) study protocol: a cross-sectional mixed-methods approach to measuring community-level factors influencing early child development in Australia

Sharon Goldfeld, Karen Villanueva, Robert Tanton, Ilan Katz, Sally Brinkman, Geoffrey Woolcock, Billie Giles-Corti

2017-03-01

INTRODUCTION: Healthy childhood development in the early years is critical for later adult health and well-being. Early childhood ..