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Understanding the AEDI results Blue Mountains LGA – Key Stakeholders 16 September 2013

Understanding the AEDI results Blue Mountains LGA – Key Stakeholders 16 September 2013. The AEDI results provide important information about the development of Australia’s children as they start school. . How can we make a difference?. How is the information collected?.

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Understanding the AEDI results Blue Mountains LGA – Key Stakeholders 16 September 2013

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  1. Understanding the AEDI resultsBlue Mountains LGA – Key Stakeholders16 September 2013

  2. The AEDI results provide important information about the development of Australia’s children as they start school.

  3. How can we make a difference?

  4. How is the information collected? • Teachers complete a checklist for children in their first year of formal full-time school. • The checklist measures five key areas, or domains, of child development: • physical health and wellbeing • social competence • emotional maturity • language and cognitive skills (school-based) • communication skills and general knowledge. • For a full description of the AEDI visit www.aedi.org.au

  5. How are AEDI results calculated? • An AEDI score (0 – 10) is allotted for each domain which will place each child in the following categories relative to other children in Australia in 2012: • Developmentally ‘on track’ • Developmentally ‘at risk’ • Developmentally ‘vulnerable’ • For this reason the AEDI is a relative measure

  6. Understanding the AEDI: numbers and proportions • Numbers: the actual number of children developmentally vulnerable (e.g. 10 children) • Proportion: a percentage of children developmentally vulnerable (e.g. 10 children out of 20 = 50%) • Why is it important to consider both the proportion of children developmentally vulnerable and the number of children this represents? • A high proportion does not necessarily mean a large number of children. • Similarly, a low proportion in a large community may still equate to a large number of children.

  7. Understanding the 2012 AEDI results The best way to understand the 2012 AEDI results is to compare how well children in a community are doing relative to other children both within their community and across Australia. With each successive AEDI data collection (2009 + 2012 + 2015) there is an opportunity to track how Australian children are progressing over time.

  8. Developmentally at risk Developmentally at risk Developmentally Vulnerable Vulnerable 2009 – 2012 comparative resultsIf children are doing better... On track On track Larger proportion of children are on track 2009 2012 AEDI domain score Smaller proportion of children are developmentally vulnerable Cut off same as 2009 Cut off same as 2009

  9. National results • 289,973 children • 16,425 teachers • 7,417 schools • Overall, the majority of Australian children are doing well on each of the five developmental domains. • 22.0% (23.6% - 2009) of children vulnerable on one or more domains. • NSW – 19.9% (21.3% - 2009) • 10.8% (11.8% - 2009) of children vulnerable on two or more domains. • NSW – 9.2% (10.3% - 2009)

  10. 2009 & 2012 comparativeresults

  11. Local of Results Summary

  12. Comparative domain results NSW Significant decrease in vulnerability Decrease in vulnerability but not significant Significant increase in vulnerability Increase in vulnerability but not significant No change in vulnerability

  13. Five domains of development

  14. Comparative Results for All Developmental Domains and DV1/DV2 – Blue Mountains

  15. Blue Mountains Local District Overview • BLUE MOUNTAINS • Summary of 2012 (2009) AEDI results for Blue Mountains Community- 956 (900) ch’nsurveyed • (NOTE: Consider % of children Developmentally AT Risk for more detailed analysis)

  16. 2012 Summary TableforBlue Mountains

  17. 2009 Summary TableforBlue Mountains 2009 Mount Victoria/ Mount Wilson was not reported in 2012 due to failure to meet privacy guidelines (i.e. > 15 chn, > 2 teachers, 80% of ERP)

  18. Local Communities – Blue Mountains Snapshot

  19. Graph – Blue Mountains LGA: Katoomba ABS Variables

  20. Mapped AEDI results for Blue MountainsEmotional Maturity

  21. Consider other data: ABS – proportion of the labour force unemployed

  22. Comparative AEDIresultsTool – Blue Mountains% developmentallyvulnerable on emotional maturity

  23. Where we were ……. where we are now!

  24. Using the AEDI Website Information for Communities http://www.rch.org.au/aedi/Communities/Using_the_AEDI/

  25. How is the AEDI being used to improve outcomes for children & families?South Australia: Hearing children’s voiceshttp://ww2.rch.org.au/aedi/resources_vd1.cfm?height=410&width=727Fathers Need Play Time Toohttp://ww2.rch.org.au/aedi/resources_vd3.cfm?height=412&width=729

  26. What has been tried and has it worked? • Examples of strategies developed in these and other communities • Bankstown/Fairfield/Liverpool - Booklets • San Remo/Kariong - invitations • Northern Sydney – Neurons to Naplan & Beyond • Other states – DVD Healthy Brain Healthy Child • www.aedi.org.au

  27. Where can I find the results? • AEDI results are publicly reported via: • National report • Online maps • Community Profiles • School Profiles – go to • http://www.rch.org.au/aedi/Schools/AEDI_School_Profile/

  28. For further information, please visit… • www.aedi.org.au suzie.gorman@det.nsw.edu.au (02)9244 5032 / 0457 530 959

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