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Relationship between the neighbourhood built environment and early child development

The relationship between features of the neighbourhood built environment and early child development was investigated

Gestational age and school achievement: A population study

We examined gestational age from preterm to post-term against a national minimum standard for academic achievement in population data.

A randomized controlled evaluation of a secondary school mindfulness program for early adolescents: Do we have the recipe right yet?

Further research is required to identify the optimal age, content and length of mindfulness programs for adolescents in universal prevention settings.

Validation of the Early Development Instrument in Indonesia

This study finds that the Early Development Instrument shows moderate validity and reliability in poor communities in Indonesia

The 2015 Middle Childhood Survey (MCS) of mental health and well-being at age 11 years in an Australian population cohort

most children report mental health and well-being, but the population distribution spanned the full range of possible scores on every construct.

Reading and numeracy attainment of children reported to child protection services: A population record linkage study controlling for other adversities

A cross-agency response to supporting educational attainment for all children reported to child protection services is required

Gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades: Evidence from rural Indonesia

This paper examines the magnitude and source of gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades in rural Indonesia. Relative to boys, girls score more than 0.17 SD higher in tests of language and mathematics (cognitive skills) and between 0.18 and 0.27 SD higher in measures of social competence and emotional maturity (social-emotional skills).

Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia

This paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways

Implementing and Evaluating Interventions to Improve School Readiness and Early Literacy

The implementation of the Pacific early age readiness and learning program has generated significant data, evidence, operational experience, and knowledge

A population health approach in education to support children's early development: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis

The results from this review indicate that it would indeed be plausible to adapt the population health approach to sites and schools