Casey, Charlotte https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-2809
Thorpe, Karen
Houen, Sandy
Zheng, Zhaoxi
Staton, Sally
Funding for this research was provided by:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (CE200100025)
Australian Research Council (FL220100137, DE230100687)
The University of Queensland
Article History
Received: 18 December 2024
Accepted: 20 May 2025
First Online: 17 June 2025
Declarations
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: This research was conducted under the Queensland Government Education Horizon Scheme in collaboration with the Queensland ECEC Regulatory Authority and the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). This research was partially supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Project ID CE200100025). Professor Karen Thorpe is supported through an ARC Laureate Fellowship (FL220100137) and Associate Professor Sally Staton through an ARC DECRA Fellowship (DE230100687).
: Approval from the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval Number 2019000778) and the Department of Education Queensland was obtained for this study.