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Who is the AEDC for?
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AEDC data can help identify how children’s development is supported in the community - what is working well and where there are gaps.
By taking part, families add to important knowledge for research and policy that helps to identify the needs of children, families and communities. Parents don’t need to provide any information, and children don’t lose any class time.
The AEDC provides researchers with robust data about children’s development and can be accessed in de-identified formats and through data linkage.
AEDC in action
A Village for Every Child (ACT)
Placed based collective impact initiative transforms early childhood systems. Belconnen is a large region in Canberra’s northwest. Between 2018 and 2021 there was a statistically significant increase in children considered to be developmentally vulnerable on one or more domains. A Village for Every Child was developed as a place based collective impact initiative that aiming to identify issues facing young families and transform early childhood systems across Belconnen.
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Westfield Park Primary School (WA)
Community development, early intervention and student services included in a full-service school model to improve outcomes for children. Westfield Park Primary School serves a highly transient community in Perth’s south-east. The school enrols children from Kindergarten to Year 6. The results showed a significant improvement in the proportion of children who were developmentally vulnerable between 2012 and 2015. This was attributed to the school’s three-part strategy including community development, early intervention and a Student Services team.
