Report submitted to MoH on 11 December 2019, published online 13 July 2021.

Saraf, R. & Marks, R. 1 Neurodevelopmental screening and surveillance

Richards, N. & Cargo, T. 2 Parent-child relationships, including caregiving and attachment

Thorn, L.M. & Guy, D. 3 Social, emotional and behavioural mental health screening - including adverse childhood experiences

Maessen, S.E., Wright, T., & Wouldes, T. 4 Parental mental health problems during pregnancy and the postnatal period

Maessen, S..E., & Wouldes, T. 5 Parental alcohol, cannabis, methamphetamine and opioid use during pregnancy

Daniels, L., Taylor, B.J., & Cutfield, W.S. 6 Excessive weight gain and poor growth

Hamm, L.M., Findlay, R., & Black, J.M. 7 Vision screening in infancy and childhood

Maessen, S.E., Derraik, J.G.B., & Broadbent, J.M. 8 Oral health promotion and early prevention interventions in a community setting

Thorn, L.M., Guy, D., & Wouldes, T. 9 Adverse childhood experiences

Sanders, M., & Welch, D. 10 Hearing screening in childhood (excluding newborns)

Maessen, S.E., & Wilson, D. 11 Family violence screening and intervention

The WCTO programme is the universal health service in New Zealand, which is responsible for protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of children from birth to 5 years of age. This is achieved through health and development screening and surveillance, whānau care and support, and health education. The current programme is based on the evidence available at the time of the last programme update in 2007. Therefore, the Ministry of Health is reviewing the current WCTO Framework and associated Schedule (developed in 2002) to ensure that WCTO services meet the current needs of children and their whānau, and address the issues they face. The present review was initiated in 2019 and is the second review of the programme, as the first was carried out in 2006. In preparation for this review, the Ministry of Health has commissioned an evaluation of the recent literature on some of the new and emerging issues for preschool children, as well as possible ways to address them. The purpose of this review includes ensuring that the programme is underpinned by the latest research and evidence. This is particularly pertinent to the current Schedule of Universal Contacts delivered, and one of the work-streams of the review is to consider the timing, content, and intensity of the Schedule, and associated additional contacts. This work stream will support the development of an integrated framework of universal wellbeing contacts for the pregnancy to 24 years of age life course. The Ministry of Health require the brief evidence reviews (BERs) to synthesise relevant evidence about what works in key areas for children, including development, vision, hearing, emotional and mental health, and growth. The BERs adopted He Awa Whiria –Braided Rivers approach and include consideration of what will work for Māori tamariki and whānau, and Pasifika children and families within each domain. The BERs have helped to identify any knowledge gaps where further work and research may be needed, to inform further development of the WCTO programme. This brief evidence review covers 11 domains critical to the WCTO programme - these are listed above. The BERs have synthesised relevant evidence about what works in key areas for children across these domains, which were assessed with careful consideration of what will work for Māori tamariki and whānau and Pasifika children and families. They have also identified knowledge gaps where further work and research may be needed to inform further development of the WCTO programme. (From the Foreword). All domains are included in this document, and also published as separate documents. In this record links are provided to three domains: parent-child relationships, including caregiving and attachment; adverse childhood experiences; and family violence screening and intervention. Other domain documents, other related documents and the final WCTO review report are available on the Ministry of Health website - follow the link. Record #7214