Journal article
Kids in Communities Study (KiCS) study protocol: A cross-sectional mixed-methods approach to measuring community-level factors influencing early child development in Australia
S Goldfeld, K Villanueva, R Tanton, I Katz, S Brinkman, G Woolcock, B Giles-Corti
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
Abstract
Introduction: Healthy childhood development in the early years is critical for later adult health and well-being. Early childhood development (ECD) research has focused primarily on individual, family and school factors, but largely ignored community factors. The Kids in Communities Study (KiCS) will test and investigate community-level influences on child development across Australia. Methods and analysis: Cross-sectional mixed-methods study exploring community-level effects in 25 Australian local communities; selection based on community socioeconomic status (SES) and ECD using the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), a population measure of child development, to create a local comm..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant (LP130100411), and financial support from the partner organisations: Australian Government Department of Education and Training; Victorian Department of Education and Training; Australian Capital Territory Community Services Directorate; South Australia Department for Education and Child Development; New South Wales Department of Education and Communities; Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment; Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service; New South Wales Department of Families and Community Services; The Benevolent Society; and UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families.