Early Years Initiative Evaluation: the impact on children, families and communities of community-driven, evidence-informed actions to improve outcomes in children from birth to the start of full-time school in four diverse Western Australian communities.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: paediatric developmental delay; paediatric social learning vulnerability; low birthweight; early childhood dental decay; otitis media; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Ear - Normal ear development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000214831
• Lead Sponsor: Telethon Kids Institue

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 8 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30000

Inclusion Criteria

all children aged 0 to 4 years, within defined EYI target communities, and comparison communities.

Exclusion Criteria

Families whose babies/children have died or who have a biological parent who has died will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of children developmentally vulnerable on one or more domains of the Australian Early Developmental Census[The AEDC is collected nationally every 3 years. The EYI analysis will draw on AEDC data collected in 2018, 2021, 2024, and 2027.];Composite child development at 24 months as assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) combined with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional (ASQ-SE)[Cross-sectional data will be gathered during the first six months of 2022, 2025, and 2028.];Kindergarten attendance rates - proportion of four year old children in target communities who attend school for 90% or more of the Kindergarten sessions for which they are enrolled. These data will be accessed via data custodians at the WA Department of Education which collates these school attendance data from all public schools on a daily basis via its School Information and Data System.[Cross-sectional data will be gathered during the first six months of 2021, 2024, and 2027.]