Non Aboriginal Children Case Study

3. Most ATSI children and families are emotionally and financially disadvantaged compared to non-Aboriginal children and families. Victorian Aboriginal people have poorer health, higher unemployment and lower educational outcomes than non-aboriginal people. Combined with problems of parenting and family violence, they can have a negative effect on early childhood development.
Parents of ATSI children find the cost of service to be inaccessible and lack of transport makes it hard for Aboriginal children to participate in early learning centre.