Assessing the spatial structure of the association between attendance at preschool and children's developmental vulnerabilities in Queensland, Australia.

ABSTRACT: Demographic and educational factors are essential, influential factors of early childhood development. This study aimed to investigate spatial patterns in the association between attendance at preschool and children's developmental vulnerabilities in one or more domain(s) in their first year of full-time school at a small area level in Queensland, Australia. This was achieved by applying geographically weighted regression (GWR) followed by K-means clustering of the regression coefficients. Three distinct geographical clusters were found in Queensland using the GWR coefficients. The first cluster covered more than half of the state of Queensland, including the Greater Brisbane region, and displays a strong negative association between developmental vulnerabilities and attendance at preschoo

SUBMITTER: Areed WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411799 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature