Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level
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Topic: First Nations people
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AIHW
Wise, Sarah (2013) Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 03 December 2023.
APA
Wise, Sarah. (2013). Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level. Canberra: AIHW.
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Wise, Sarah. Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level. AIHW, 2013.
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Wise, Sarah. Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level. Canberra: AIHW; 2013.
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Wise, Sarah 2013, Improving the early life outcomes of Indigenous children: implementing early childhood development at the local level, AIHW, Canberra.
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Early childhood development is a comprehensive approach to policies and programs for children from prenatal development to eight years of age, their parents and caregivers. It is aimed at ensuring all children have an equal chance to thrive and grow. It encompasses the interrelated or holistic aspects of children's development which includes the physical, social-emotional and language-cognitive domains of development.
This paper outlines what we know about the size of the gap in early childhood development between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and the social determinants of early childhood development.
Part of Closing the Gap Clearinghouse.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-528-6
- Cat. no: IHW 112
- Pages: 31
Findings from this report:
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Higher prevalence of clinical, behavioural and emotional disorders exists among Indigenous children
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Indigenous children preform lower on tests for literacy and numeracy compared with other young Australians
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Localised early childhood development aims for Indigenous leadership in governance, planning and program delivery
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Strategies will not work if there are no flexible funding sources and Indigenous community organisation and engagement