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 (2)

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..

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

R Tanton, M Dare, S Brinkman, BG Corti, I Katz, G Woolcock, S 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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