lead to hearing impairment, which in turn can affect children’s capacity to learn and socialise basic skills for life and learning (section 6.8) the early social and cognitive — development of children provides the foundations upon which later relationships and formal learning depend. Several COAG targets and headline indicators reflect the importance of early child development: child mortality (section 4.2) early childhood education (section 4.3) substantiated child abuse and neglect (section 4.11). Other headline indicators are important influences on early childhood outcomes: household and individual income (section 4.10) family and community violence (section 4.12). Outcomes in the early child development area can be affected by outcomes in several other strategic areas, or can influence outcomes in other areas: healthy lives (access to primary health, obesity and nutrition) (chapter 8) economic participation (income support) (chapter 9) home environment (overcrowding, access to functioning water, sewerage and electricity services) (chapter 10) safe and supportive communities (alcohol/drug misuse and harm) (chapter 11). Attachment tables for this chapter are identified in references throughout this chapter by an suffix (for example, trial 6A.1.1). These tables can be found on the web page ‘A’ (www.pc.gov.au/oid2016). 6.1 Antenatal care Box 6.1.1 Key messages
lead to hearing impairment, which in turn can affect children’s capacity to learn and socialise basic skills for life and learning (section 6.8) — the early social and cognitive development of children provides the foundations upon which later relationships and formal learning depend. Several COAG targets and headline indicators reflect the importance of early child development: child mortality (section 4.2) early childhood education (section 4.3) substantiated child abuse and neglect (section 4.11). Other headline indicators are important influences on early childhood outcomes: household and individual income (section 4.10) family and community violence (section 4.12). Outcomes in the early child development area can be affected by outcomes in several other strategic areas, or can influence outcomes in other areas: healthy lives (access to primary health, obesity and nutrition) (chapter 8) economic participation (income support) (chapter 9) home environment (overcrowding, access to functioning water, sewerage and electricity services) (chapter 10) safe and supportive communities (alcohol/drug misuse and harm) (chapter 11). Attachment tables for this chapter are identified in references throughout this chapter by an ‘A’ suffix (for example, 6A.1.1). These tables can be found on the web page (www.pc.gov.au/oid2016). 6.1 Antenatal care Box 6.1.1 Key messages trial
oid-2016-chapter6-early-child-development.docx