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Creating community indicators for early childhood development: challenges and innovations from the kids in communities studyThe community (or neighbourhood) is seen as a potential point of intervention for improving early childhood development outcomes through place-based approaches targeting all children. Yet there are insufficient robust data to guide policy and practice. Developing community factors for early childhood development is one way to facilitate more informed, evidence-based community action. This paper discusses the methodological learnings from the Kids in Communities Study, an Australian investigation into community-level factors important for early childhood development, including some of the challenges and innovations associated with the measurement and development of indicators.
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Validity and Reliability of the Early Development Instrument in IndonesiaThis study finds that the EDI shows moderate validity and reliability in poor communities in Indonesia and highlights some of the difficulties associated with adapting western instruments for non-western cultures and contexts.
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The social impacts of mining on local communities in AustraliaMining developments are being required to consider how they affect local communities and implement strategies to minimise negative impacts they may be causing
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The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective studyThe idea of the '30 million word gap' suggests families from more socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds engage in more verbal interactions with their child than disadvantaged families. Initial findings from the Language in Little Ones (LiLO) study up to 12 months showed no word gap between maternal education groups.
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It takes a village to raise a child: The influence and impact of playgroups across AustraliaComprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of Community Playgroups across Australia
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The Role of Preschool Quality in Promoting Child Development: Evidence from Rural IndonesiaThis paper reports on the quality of early childhood education in rural Indonesia
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Early development of emerging and English-proficient bilingual children at school entry in an Australian population cohortChildren who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited...
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Early Childhood Research and Indonesia's Young ChildrenThis chapter assesses what global evidence tells us about the importance of early childhood education and development...
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Childhood Education and Development Services in IndonesiaAlthough children's later experiences can still have an effect, developments in early childhood have long-lasting effects on health, behaviour and learning...
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New South Wales child development study (NSW-CDS): An Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage studyIdentify risk and protective factors for later childhood-onset and adolescent-onset mental health problems, and other adverse social outcomes