APPENDIX 2 Service mapping – participation choices of parents with children in the years before formal AEDI schooling The Australian Early Development Index was first completed nationwide in 56 2009. A follow-up data collection occurred in some small areas in 2010. In the 2009 data collection, information was collected on 261,147 Australian children (97.5 per cent of the estimated five-year-old population) in first CHILDREN: 8-17 YEARS year of full-time school between 1 May and 31 July. · All children are engaged in and benefiting from schooling In April 2010 the latest AEDI results were launched providing 96 per cent of · Children are meeting expected literacy and numeracy standards, and Australia’s communities with important information about how their children overall levels of literacy and numeracy are improving are developing. · Victorian students by national and international standards. This data will continue to be collected three years. Children’s services register can be found at: For councils AEDI information can be found at: www.vic.gov.au/education/early-childhood/early-childhood-services.html http://maps.aedi.org.au/ Other services mapping information Department of Education and Early Childhood Example of a services mapping project completed in Western Australia. Development www.childaustralia.org.au The department provides services to children and young people both directly Integrated service delivery at the local level Working with service in Victoria – through government schools and indirectly through regulation and funding of www.rch.org.au early childhood services and non-government schools. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services The department’s key responsibilities inform the following outcomes that www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/services/child/ the department strives to achieve within its birth-to adulthood learning and Koorie Maternal and Child Health Services Victoria development agenda: www.health.gov.au/ CHILDREN: 0-8 YEARS Strategic framework for paediatric health services in Victoria · Children have the best start in life to achieve optimal health, development and wellbeing www.health.vic.gov.au/ · Children acquire the basic skills for life and learning Integrated family violence services service mapping and referral pathways – · All children have access to affordable, high-quality early childhood project education in the years before schooling www.bswifv.org.au/ · High-quality early childhood education and care supports the workforce
APPENDIX 2 – Service mapping AEDI The Australian Early Development Index was first completed nationwide in 2009. A follow-up data collection occurred in some small areas in 2010. In the 2009 data collection, information was collected on 261,147 Australian children (97.5 per cent of the estimated five-year-old population) in first year of full-time school between 1 May and 31 July. In April 2010 the latest AEDI results were launched providing 96 per cent of Australia’s communities with important information about how their children are developing. This data will continue to be collected three years. For councils AEDI information can be found at: http://maps.aedi.org.au/ Department of Education and Early Childhood Development The department provides services to children and young people both directly through government schools and indirectly through regulation and funding of early childhood services and non-government schools. The department’s key responsibilities inform the following outcomes that the department strives to achieve within its birth-to adulthood learning and development agenda: CHILDREN: 0-8 YEARS · Children have the best start in life to achieve optimal health, development and wellbeing · Children acquire the basic skills for life and learning · All children have access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education in the years before schooling · High-quality early childhood education and care supports the workforce participation choices of parents with children in the years before formal schooling 56 CHILDREN: 8-17 YEARS · All children are engaged in and benefiting from schooling · Children are meeting expected literacy and numeracy standards, and overall levels of literacy and numeracy are improving · Victorian students by national and international standards. Children’s services register can be found at: www.vic.gov.au/education/early-childhood/early-childhood-services.html Other services mapping information Example of a services mapping project completed in Western Australia. www.childaustralia.org.au Integrated service delivery at the local level – Working with service in Victoria www.rch.org.au Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/services/child/ Koorie Maternal and Child Health Services Victoria www.health.gov.au/ Strategic framework for paediatric health services in Victoria www.health.vic.gov.au/ Integrated family violence services – service mapping and referral pathways project www.bswifv.org.au/
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