Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to support improvements in the physical activity of young children. This umbrella review gathered and synthesised systematic review evidence of the effectiveness of interventions in the ECEC setting on the physical activity levels of children aged 0–6. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

The present study aims to investigate the association between an early history of recurrent otitis media (OM) with or without ventilation tube insertion and later behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• April 2023

Population-level ecological studies show type 1 diabetes incidence is inversely correlated with ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels. We conducted a nested case–control study using administrative datasets to test this association at the individual level. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

There is increasing international interest in place-based approaches to improve early childhood development (ECD) outcomes. The available data and evidence are limited and precludes well informed policy and practice change. Developing the evidence-base for community-level effects on ECD is one way to facilitate more informed and targeted community action. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• September 2021

The current study provides preliminary evidence that machine learning algorithms provide equivalent predictive accuracy to traditional methods for language difficulties in middle childhood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• August 2018

Childhood maltreatment and history of parental SSD are associated independently with poor early childhood social-emotional functioning ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

Findings from longitudinal research, globally, repeatedly emphasise the importance of a taking an early life course approach to mental health promotion; one that invests in the formative years of development, from early childhood to young adulthood, just prior to the transition to parenthood for most. While population monitoring systems have been developed for this period, they are typically designed for use within discrete stages. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• February 2023

We describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• October 2019

The relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• July 2018

We used data from a large Australian population to determine the independent and moderating effects of maltreatment and parental SSDs on early childhood. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• December 2017

Socio-environmental factors, including the neighbourhoods in which children live and grow, are key determinants of children's developmental outcomes. ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

Adaptations for scale-up are ubiquitous but are rarely described in detail. Adaptations may be a key reason for the "scale-up penalty" which is when there is a reduction in intervention effect size following scale-up. The Play Active intervention consists of a physical activity policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, with accompanying implementation support strategies. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023