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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
Longreach State School (QLD)
The remote farming community of Longreach lies in central west Queensland. AEDC results showed an improvement in the proportion of children who were developmentally vulnerable in language and cognitive skills. To continue this, the principal met with the town’s two kindergarten and childcare services, to form a partnership agreement.
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A focus on supported playgroups (SA)
AEDC results showed that the trend of higher than average developmental vulnerability had worsened across the Wakefield community. This prompted the Lower Mid North Education Partnership cluster of government preschools and schools to join together on a new multi-faceted project.
