Learning more about Australia’s children - Minister for School
Education - Minister for Early Childhood and Youth This week
more than 7500 government and non-government schools across
Australia will start taking part in the world’s most
comprehensive collection of information about the development of
Australia’s children. Minister for Early Childhood and School
Education Peter Garrett today visited the Mount Rogers Early
Links to Learning Playgroup in Canberra to launch the second
data collection for the Australian Early Development Index
(AEDI). “Australia is the first country in the world to have
collected comprehensive and population based data on young
children across the entire nation,” Mr Garrett said. “The second
national AEDI data collection is ground breaking because, for
the first time, governments and communities will be able to
track progress in their work to improve the health, education,
social competence and emotional development of children across
Australia. “It’s a vital tool for educators, G