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A new study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found there is a bigger picture to consider when determining whether a child is ready to start school.

Western Australia and Queensland are leading the nation when it comes to ensuring children have a good start at school, according to a study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

A lovable blue creature by the name of Bobbie has won the hearts and minds of Western Australians.

Paediatrician and researcher Dr Lana Bell shares some important milestones for social development to look out for in the first year of life.

Around seven per cent of children and young people live in poverty, and one third are developmentally vulnerable when they start full-time school.

Daniel Christensen, The Kids Research Institute Australia Life Course Centre research fellow, explained there was rapid change in a child’s brain in the first few years of life, making their home environment and relationship with carers incredibly important.

The effects of educational advantage or disadvantage get handed down through the generations according to a new study by researchers at the The Kids.

Professor Cate Taylor, is part of an International cohort of researchers to secure over €1.45million in grant funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Researchers working on the Developmental Pathways Project are determined to find out what makes families vulnerable to child abuse and neglect.

Australian researchers join global effort to better understand how events during pregnancy and childhood influence the development of disease later in life.