ABSTRACT Healthy development in early childhood is a predictor of success in later life. As such, monitoring the development of young children and, where appropriate, intervening to support that development is of critical importance. However, resources available to support early childhood development are limited and must be allocated in the most efficient way possible. In this paper, we discuss the role of spatial targeting in the allocation of those resources. We compare two Australian cities, Greater Sydney and Canberra, and explore the clustering of areas of high and low developmental vulnerability. We find that while spatial targeting may be appropriate in some areas, in others, differences in the spatial clustering of developmental vulnerability may mean that other targeting strategies would be more effective.

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幼儿干预的空间目标：澳大利亚两个城市发展脆弱性的比较

摘要 幼儿期的健康发展是晚年成功的预测因素。因此，监测幼儿的发展并在适当的情况下进行干预以支持这种发展至关重要。然而，可用于支持儿童早期发展的资源是有限的，必须以最有效的方式进行分配。在本文中，我们讨论了空间定位在这些资源分配中的作用。我们比较了大悉尼和堪培拉这两个澳大利亚城市，并探讨了发展脆弱性高低地区的集群。我们发现，虽然空间定位在某些地区可能是合适的，但在其他地区，发展脆弱性空间聚类的差异可能意味着其他定位策略会更有效。