Early Years Education Research Project

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Attachment Disorders; Developmental Delay; Infant and Child Mental Health problems; Mental Health - Learning disabilities; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000768998
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Protection Society

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Children eligible for participation will be aged 0 to 3 years, and assessed as having two or more risk factors (as identified in the Department of Human Services (DHS) Best Interest Practice Guidelines and may include factors such as teenage parents, parental substance abuse, parental mental health difficulties, presence of family violence). Referrals of potential participants will be made by Family Support Caseworkers from clients of child welfare services accessed through Child FIRST (Family Information Referral Support Team) and Child Protection (within Department of Human Services). Referrals will be from within the north-east catchment in Melbourne where CPS is located. Referring agencies will advise the family of the child being referred that there are a limited number of places available in EYEP and that allocation is being done by randomization.

Exclusion Criteria

Age of entry into the study is 0-3 years and the dose of intervention is 3 years; therefore some children will be ages 3-6 during their participation in the program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Successful transition into primary school as measured by the Woodcock Johnson Literacy and Numeracy Scales; the Devereaux Early Childhood Assessment.[6 Months post entry to Prep year at Primary School.]