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The Critical Role of Parenting in Early Childhood Development

In the first few years of life, the family environment is the dominant setting in young children’s lives.

Policy Papers

CoLab has released the first in a series of policy papers on early childhood in Western Australia.

Core Story for Early Childhood Development and Learning

The Core Story for Early Childhood Development and Learning Collaboration is a long-term communications initiative to transform the way early childhood development and learning is understood in Australia.

Western Australian Child Development Atlas

The Western Australian Child Development Atlas will use geospatial technology to map data on Western Australian children’s health, learning, development and social characteristics, giving community leaders and service providers the ability to identify the priority issues for their children.

Australian Declaration for Young Children

More than 100 leading Australian stakeholders with early childhood expertise were invited to work with CoLab to develop the first Australian EC Declaration.

Lived experience of poverty

The experience of poverty early in the life course can have far-reaching impacts on children’s health, development and educational success, well into adulthood.

Research

Identify and Act

Mental health problems are the most prevalent and expensive chronic condition affecting children.

Research

Identifying social pathways to enhanced life outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Carrington Shepherd PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres

Research

Improving lung health of Aboriginal children hospitalised with chest infections – Aboriginal Children’s Excellent (ACE) Lung Health Study

The ACE project is led by Dr Pamela Laird and aims to improve post-hospitalisation follow-up of Indigenous children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory tract infections.