Lead Indicator Guide
The RSTO Indicator Guide provides a collection of evidence-informed lead indicators for five key early childhood services: antenatal care, nurse home visiting, early childhood education and care, parenting programs and the early years of school (P-3). It is designed for use by:
- local early years partnerships
- policymakers and funders
- service providers
- measurement and evaluation specialists
- researchers.
The framework of lead indicators can be used to:
- better measure service performance and provide more effective and efficient services (and avoid wasting time, money and effort on approaches that fail to deliver results)
- better respond to the needs of children and families in their community, especially those experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage
- learn and share with others striving to improve children’s outcomes
- capture evidence for insights, innovation and advocacy.
A dynamic lead indicator library is coming soon.
Restacking the Odds is a national initiative led by the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, in collaboration with Bain & Company and Social Ventures Australia.
RSTO is supported by the Minderoo Foundation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.