Using the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)

Research, resources and data sources

Research using the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) and other data

Enabling communities to use AEDC and other data to improve outcomes for children (PDF, 2MB), 2011 - a comprehensive guide for Victorian communities using AEDC and other complementary data. Based on the research of the Local Champions project
Linking the AEDC and the National Quality Standard - a guide to using the AEDC to meet the National Quality Standards
Linking the AEDC and the Early Years Learning Framework - a guide to using the AEDC and the Early Years Learning Framework
AEDC: Understanding the results - a guide to understanding the AEDC
Linking schools and the early years - comprehensive resources on collaborative approaches following a 6-year research project in Victoria
Engaging children in the decision making: a guide for consulting with children (PDF, 1MB) 2013 - Guide to embed the voices of children
Data user guide and AEDC dissemination plan (PDF, 623KB) - Victorian plan to respond to the 2009 AEDC results
Victoria’s first steps in using AEDC results (PDF, 538KB) - summary of how Victorian communities’ first steps in using AEDC data in 2009
Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language - child language and developmental impacts on children
E4Kids - quality in childcare, kindergarten and preschool programs
Closing the Gap Clearing House - research and evaluation evidence on what works to to improve health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Visualising The Evidence mapping series - Victorian AEDC data, child, family and community data on interactive maps
Australian Early Development Census National report 2012 and 2009 - Australian AEDC data on interactive maps
Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring System (VCAMS) Measured on 35 outcomes: VCAMS Outcomes Framework (PDF, 567.26KB) - Victorian health, wellbeing, safety, learning and development on maps, tables and graphs
Australian Census and Migrants Integrated Dataset (ACMID) - Australian census, settlement and immigration data
Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) - Australian data on communities and families (1,000 data sets from 35 sources) on interactive maps with decision support
Top twenty data sources for describing community wellbeing in Victoria (PDF, 198KB) 2012 - Victorian data sources for community wellbeing

The State of Victoria’s Children Report - how Victorian children are faring
Victorian results for the AEDC 2009 (PDF, 658.04KB); Supplement with maps 2009 (PDF, 658KB) - AEDC results in Victoria
School Entrant Health Questionnaire 2013 - Victorian children’s health reported by their parents as they start school
Whittlesea Middle Years Development Index 2013 - How children in the middle years are faring in Whittlesea