Ensuring children in Nepal get the right start
Professor Frank Oberklaid attended the national conference in Kathmandu as part of the country’s week-long celebration of early childhood development.
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Warm, responsive, consistent caregivers are critical for the early years
Professor Frank Oberklaid spoke to the ABC about what’s needed for optimal early child development. Listen now.
Optimise educational outcomes – invest in the early years
To optimise educational outcomes for children and ensure a strong and prosperous future for Australians, we need to invest heavily in the early years.
Why are kids starting school with language and mental health problems?
The findings from the research study led by Professor Sharon Goldfeld has just been published. Read the paper.
Evidence-informed decision making
A new working paper by Dr Tim Moore unpacks what is meant by evidence-based practice.
Behaviour development
In the first few years, children’s development is rapid and they are constantly learning new skills. These new skills, knowledge and abilities affect their behaviour. Read our new editions of Community Paediatric Review and Grow & Thrive for tips on supporting children’s behaviour development.
Congratulations Jon!
Dr Jon Quach, a long-standing CCCH researcher, was recently awarded the Early Career Researcher prize at the Melbourne University Graduate School of Education.
Brilliant Minds
As well as being a department of The Royal Children’s Hospital, the Centre for Community Child Health is a research department of Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2016. To celebrate this significant milestone, MCRI has released Brilliant Minds as a snapshot of its researchers’ work.
CCCH goes to PAS
In 2016, CCCH sent its largest cohort ever to the annual Pediatric Academic Societies meeting.
Everyone benefits
The early years are a unique opportunity to amplify outcomes for all children so that they can become healthy and contributing adults.