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Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural IndonesiaThis paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways
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A population health approach in education to support children's early development: A Critical Interpretive SynthesisThe results from this review indicate that it would indeed be plausible to adapt the population health approach to sites and schools
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Data reveals important clues about child abuse and neglectResearchers working on the Developmental Pathways Project are determined to find out what makes families vulnerable to child abuse and neglect.
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Early Years Initiative an unprecedented commitment to youngest West AustraliansMinderoo Foundation and The Kids Research Institute Australia are proud to partner with the Western Australian Government on an unprecedented $49.3 million commitment to
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Grandparent education linked to grandkids’ NAPLAN resultsThe effects of educational advantage or disadvantage get handed down through the generations according to a new study by researchers at the The Kids.
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First words: identifying risks to language developmentDaniel Christensen, The Kids Research Institute Australia Life Course Centre research fellow, explained there was rapid change in a child’s brain in the first few years of life, making their home environment and relationship with carers incredibly important.
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International expert to bring together WA leaders to improve outcomes for kidsDr Jack Shonkoff, from Harvard University is visiting Perth this week as a guest of CoLab, Goodstart Early Learning and Child Australia.
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The Kids welcomes Minderoo investment in early child developmentThe Kids has congratulated Andrew & Nicola Forrest on their visionary commitment to develop a new blueprint for optimal child development in Aust & beyond.
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Australian researchers join international project to curb unhealthy lifetime trajectoriesAustralian researchers join global effort to better understand how events during pregnancy and childhood influence the development of disease later in life.
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Herpes simplex virus in infancy: Evaluation of national surveillance case captureAs herpes simplex virus in infancy is not a mandatory notifiable condition in Australia, completeness of ascertainment by the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) has been difficult to evaluate to date. We evaluated case capture in Queensland and Western Australia using statewide laboratory and clinical data and complementary surveillance data collected via the APSU.