Non LGA LGA VIC ORAL health Metro Number Per cent Per cent Per cent 97 14.5 14.1 14.0 Parents concerned about their child's oral health (eg, teeth, gums etc) Non LGA LGA VIC speech/LANGUAGE Metro Number Per cent Per cent Per cent 133 19.8 17.8 14.1 Children reported to have difficulties with speech and/or language 50 37.6 37.0 33.8 of the children above, those who are seeing a speech pathologist Non LGA LGA VIC SERVICE USE Metro Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Children reported to have attended a Maternal and Child Health Centre 510 76.0 75.8 69.9 for their 3 ½ year old check 132 19.7 20.3 18.2 Children reported to have been seen by an optometrist in the past year 538 80.2 78.3 78.4 Children reported to have been seen by a GP in the past year 91 13.5 12.6 10.4 Children reported to have been seen by a paediatrician in the past year 400 59.6 59.8 53.9 Children reported to have been seen by a dentist in the past year Children reported to have been seen by an audiologist/hearing 68 10.1 10.7 10.1 specialist in the past year Children reported to have participated in a kindergarten program 614 91.5 90.4 88.4 led by a qualified early education teacher Non LGA LGA VIC BEHAVIOURAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING Metro Number Per cent Per cent Per cent 116 17.3 14.9 12.6 Parents concerned about the behaviour of their child Children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems The Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) is embedded within the SEHQ and comprises a number of questions that elicit responses about specific domains of learning, development and behaviour. Certain groupings of concerns have been found to be significant predictors of developmental or behavioural problems. Non Children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems LGA LGA VIC Metro Number Per cent Per cent Per cent 117 17.4 15.7 15.5 Children at high risk of developmental or behavioural problems 193 28.8 28.1 28.6 Children at moderate risk of developmental or behavioural problems
ORAL health LGA LGA Non Metro VIC Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Parents concerned about their child's oral health (eg, teeth, gums etc) 97 14.5 14.1 14.0 speech/LANGUAGE LGA LGA Non Metro VIC Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Children reported to have difficulties with speech and/or language 133 19.8 17.8 14.1 of the children above, those who are seeing a speech pathologist 50 37.6 37.0 33.8 SERVICE USE LGA LGA Non Metro VIC Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Children reported to have attended a Maternal and Child Health Centre for their 3 ½ year old check 510 76.0 75.8 69.9 Children reported to have been seen by an optometrist in the past year 132 19.7 20.3 18.2 Children reported to have been seen by a GP in the past year 538 80.2 78.3 78.4 Children reported to have been seen by a paediatrician in the past year 91 13.5 12.6 10.4 Children reported to have been seen by a dentist in the past year 400 59.6 59.8 53.9 Children reported to have been seen by an audiologist/hearing specialist in the past year 68 10.1 10.7 10.1 Children reported to have participated in a kindergarten program led by a qualified early education teacher 614 91.5 90.4 88.4 BEHAVIOURAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING LGA LGA Non Metro VIC Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Parents concerned about the behaviour of their child 116 17.3 14.9 12.6 Children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems The Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) is embedded within the SEHQ and comprises a number of questions that elicit responses about specific domains of learning, development and behaviour. Certain groupings of concerns have been found to be significant predictors of developmental or behavioural problems. Children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems LGA LGA Non Metro VIC Number Per cent Per cent Per cent Children at high risk of developmental or behavioural problems 117 17.4 15.7 15.5 Children at moderate risk of developmental or behavioural problems 193 28.8 28.1 28.6