Reports and Discussion Papers

Title	Description	Ordering / Viewing
Senate Inquiry into the Provision of Childcare	Report Authors: Morcos, A., Moore, T. Senate Inquiry writtten by the Centre for Community Child Health as represented by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Download report (Senate Inquiry) (PDF 78KB 12 pages)
National Children's Vision Screening Project - Final report	Report Authors: Morcos, A., Wright, M. Final Report written for Department of Health and Ageing.	Download report(PDF 2MB)
Towards an Early Years Learning Framework for Australia	Report author: Moore, T.G. Working Paper No. 4 written for Centre for Community Child Health	Download report (Working Paper) (PDF 161KB 31 pages)
National Children’s Vision Screening Project	Report authors: Keyes M., Wright, M. Discussion Paper written for Department of Health and Ageing.	Download report (Discussion Paper) (PDF 120KB 29 pages)
Early Childhood Intervention: Core Knowledge and Skills	Report author: Moore, T.G. Working Paper No. 3 written for Centre for Community Child Health.	Download report (Working paper) (PDF 146KB 27 pages)
Rethinking Universal and Targeted Services	Report author: Moore, T.G. Working Paper No. 2 written for Centre for Community Child Health.	Download report (Working paper) (PDF 114KB 23 pages)
Supporting young children and their families: Why we need to rethink services and policies	Report author: Moore, T.G. Working Paper No. 1 written for Centre for Community Child Health. (Originally posted July 2007; this revision November 2008)	Download report (Working paper) (PDF 126KB 23 pages)
Linking Schools and Early Years Services	Report author: Centre for Community Child Health Written for: The R.E. Ross Trust, June 2006. This is a report on the Linking Schools and Early Years Services Project funded by The R.E. Ross Trust.	Download report (PDF 1.2MB 129 pages)
Early childhood and long term development: The importance of the early years	Report author: Moore, T.G. Written for: ARACY Topical Paper. West Perth, Western Australia: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, 2006. What happens to children in the early years has consequences right through the course of their lives. This Topical Paper explores the factors that impact on life-long health, development and well-being from ecological, life course and economic perspectives.	Download report (Discussion paper) (PDF 648KB 22 pages)
School readiness	Report authors: Farrar, E., Goldfeld, S. and Moore, T. ARACY Topical Paper. West Perth, Western Australia: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, 2006. The rethinking of what constitutes school readiness has occurred in the context of our increasing understanding of the importance of the early years of childhood. This includes research on brain development, the influence of risk and protective factors, and the nature of the environmental or ecological factors that contribute to family functioning and child health and development.	Download report (Discussion paper) (PDF 652KB 24 pages)
More Than My Child’s Disability: A Comprehensive Review of Family-Centred Practice and Family Experiences of Early Childhood Intervention Services	Report authors: Moore, T.G. with Larkin, H. Written for: Scope (Vic) Inc., Melbourne, Victoria, 2006. This publication summarises the key research findings in relation to family-centred practice in the area of early childhood intervention services and supports.	Download report (Discussion paper) (PDF 1.4MB 80 pages)
Risk factors that contribute to childhood obesity	Report author: Centre for Community Child Health Written for: OzChild: Children Australia This report aims to promote awareness of the risk factors that contribute to childhood obesity and to assess the ability of parents to develop shared strategies to reduce such risks.	Download report (PDF 810KB 59 pages)
Childhood Injury Intervention Report	Report author: Centre for Community Child Health This report has used a systematic approach to collate, review and analyse evidence-based approaches to the prevention of injury to children aged 0-5 years.	Download report (PDF 826KB 187 pages)
Indicators for child health, development and wellbeing	Report author: Centre for Community Child Health and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne Written for: Victorian Department of Human Services This report is the outcome of a research project that aimed to systematically search the literature for information on indicators for children's health, development and wellbeing, which could be used to monitor and report on changes at a population level.	Download report (PDF 1.6MB 217 pages)

Last Updated 14-Aug-2009. Authorised by: Frank Oberklaid. Enquiries: Penny Miller.