The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities

This paper explores neighborhood-built environment features related to ‘better than expected’ and ‘as expected’ early childhood development outcomes (ECD) in 14 Australian disadvantaged communities. This paper draws from mixed methods data collected in the Kids in Communities Study–an Australian investigation of community effects on ECD–in communities across five states and territories.

Citation:
Villanueva K, Woolcock G, Goldfeld S, Tanton R, Brinkman S, Katz I, Giles-Corti B. The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities. Child Geogr. 2022.

Keywords:
Built environment; community; early childhood development; mixed methods; Neighborhood

Abstract:
This paper explores neighborhood-built environment features related to ‘better than expected’ and ‘as expected’ early childhood development outcomes (ECD) in 14 Australian disadvantaged communities. This paper draws from mixed methods data collected in the Kids in Communities Study–an Australian investigation of community effects on ECD–in communities across five states and territories.