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Australian Early Development Census
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Preliminary Program Now Available
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2018 AEDC National Reportnow available
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Questions about the AEDC in your State or Territory?
Contact your AEDC Co-ordinator
2018 AEDC results are now available
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We aim to support communities to bring
long-term benefits to children and their families
2018 AEDC Results
The 2018 AEDC results are now available. A range of resources will be available that examine emerging trends across the four collections.
Data Explorer
Early Childhood Development
The AEDC can support early childhood educators as they play their crucial role in shaping children's development
Information for
early childhood educators
Data collection and analysis
Australia’s only census of children in their early years provides a map of developmental outcomes
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researchers
Community
benefits
The AEDC findings can support communities and schools as they play their part in helping children get off to a good start
Information for
communities
Key findings
Evidence about children's wellbeing in the early years
2018 report
Over 96%
Children assessed
That is over 308,000 children in 2018.
1 in 5
Developmentally vulnerable
Around 1 in 5 children were developmentally vulnerable in one or more domain in 2018.
6 in 10
Indigenous children
Indigenous developmental vulnerability has steadily decreased from 47% in 2009 to 41% in 2018.
549
Communities
The number of communities with an individual profile of AEDC results in 2018.
Why the AEDC is important