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Evidence shows that developmental screening of children aged 0\u20135\u2009years is currently inadequate and understanding of key factors influencing child development in the years before school remain limited. This study aimed to examine the associations between a child's age, gender, family background, remoteness of residence, community socio\u2010economic level and developmental status.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study analysed data from a Paediatric Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses\u2010led initiative, which offered Child Health Development Checks and referral support, for children attending Australian early learning centres from August 2022 to August 2023. The Brigance Screen III packages were used to do the child development screening, which assessed three domains for children aged 0\u20132 and five domains for those aged 2\u20135. Data from 1002 children (convenience sampling with children who attended the early learning centres) were included; univariable and multivariable logistic regression models and chi\u2010square tests were performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After controlling for other explanatory variables, children aged 2\u20133, were approximately six times more likely to have developmental concerns in language and self\u2010help domains (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), when compared to children aged 5. Boys were around twice as likely to have developmental concern in academic and self\u2010help domains (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds were approximately two to three times more likely to have developmental concerns in language and social\u2013emotional domains (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Children living in mid\u2010level socio\u2010economic communities were more than twice as likely to have developmental concerns in academic domains, when compared to children living in most advantaged areas (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study suggests that male children, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, or children from mid\u2010level socio\u2010economic communities may be at higher risk of experiencing developmental concerns.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.70097","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]],"date-time":"2025-05-28T17:10:32Z","timestamp":1748452232000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Investigating Developmental Status of Children Aged 0\u20135\u2009Years and Its Association With Child Gender, Family Background and 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