How to Use AEDC Data
These guides explore how various audiences might think about responding to AEDC data for their service, school, community or jurisdiction. Understanding the AEDC and what it measures will help readers use this guide more effectively.
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Practice Principles
These are best practice principles for building an evidence-based picture of the lived experience and development of children and families in a community, including how stakeholders might respond to AEDC data and monitor progress.
Principle 1: Explore the lived experience of families
Build your understanding of what the community values; what is supporting child development and the challenges parents face. This can help paint a picture of lived experience, highlighting strengths, priorities and areas of need.
Principle 2: Explore the community data story
AEDC together with community data helps highlight where children are doing well and where the gaps are in early years support services, environments and social capital.
Principle 3: Identify and bring together stakeholders
A collaborative approach is better placed to build a complete picture; reach more families and identify and address service gaps and barriers families may face in accessing initiatives.
Principle 4: Document, plan and monitor program
Take an evidence based approach to program development and monitoring to maximise impact; build sustainable local solutions; track achievements and identify areas requiring further action.
Principle 5: Work towards data sovereignty
Building data sovereignty principles into your work can support plans and initiatives to align with the priorities, needs, and strengths of First Nations children and families.
Community Data Explorer
Navigate the AEDC Community Data Explorer and understand the data.
