Australian Early Development Index
How did Victoria go in implementing the AEDI in 2009?
The AEDI Data Collection ended on 31 July 2009. In Victoria, data was collected on 92.4% of students and 89.5% of schools across school sectors.
We are currently determining how many communities will need to be re-surveyed in 2010. These communities will include local areas with less than 15 children and 2 teachers. There will also be an opportunity for schools who did not participate in 2009 to collect data on school entrants in 2010.
Further information regarding the release of 2009 AEDI data and the 2010 data collection will be available soon.
The Commonwealth government will provide funding for teacher backfill in 2010.
URGENT: CRT Reimbursement for 2009
- Go to http://dataentry.australianedi.org.au
- Click on the “For Principals” tab
- Enter the 8-digit code for your school. If you have lost or cannot remember this code, please call the AEDI National Support Centre on 1300 558 422 immediately.
- You will be taken to the invoicing page. Please enter your school’s ABN, bank account details, and CRT rate (a daily or hourly rate may be entered, whichever is applicable). The total amount for reimbursement will be calculated automatically according to how many checklists your school completed.
- View and submit the invoice. It will be processed and the funds will be transferred to the school’s bank account.
- Schools are asked to complete the online invoicing process before 30 November 2009. The invoicing website will be closed after this date, as noted in the DEECD Mail to all schools with prep students on the 6 October 2009.
The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) is a population measure of children’s development as they enter school. Based on the scores from a teacher-completed checklist, the AEDI measures five areas of early childhood development:
- Physical health and wellbeing
- Social competence
- Emotional maturity
- Language and cognitive skills
- Communication skills and general knowledge
The AEDI is a measure of children’s health and development on entry to school within a community or local geographic area, and indicates how well children are faring relative to others.
The AEDI results are used by communities, schools and governments in conjunction with other data to plan and evaluate efforts to support children in their early years prior to commencing school.
The Australian Government made an election commitment to implement the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) nationally in 2009 and has committed a one off grant to support a position in each state and territory to support the AEDI roll-out. The AEDI is based on the Canadian Early Development Index.
The AEDI is being conducted by the AEDI National Support Centre, a collaboration between the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth.
For more information about the AEDI visit the AEDI National Support Centre (www.rch.org.au/australianedi/)