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Mental health and well-being during childhood and adolescence have been shown to impact on health, educational attainment and employment in adulthood.1–3 Although health and education systems worldwide have long recognized the importance of promoting student well-being,4–6 population-wide monitoring of well-being remains uncommon.

This project provides guidance to help school leaders review the evidence for different programs, as well as a review of universal, evidence-based pre-school and school-based social and emotional learning programs available in Australia.

The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

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Children around the world could have better access to education thanks to an early childhood development index created for UNESCO by The Kids researcher, Prof Sally Brinkman.

Two leading The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will use more than $1.1 million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding to improve outcomes for some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people.

New research by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found children who attend playgroups achieve better early primary school outcomes.

National Playgroup Week, the annual event run by Playgroup Australia, will take place across the country from 20 March to 27 March.

The national report released today from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) shows that in 2015, most children in Australia were on track.

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head,