In 2009, the AEDI was completed nationwide for the first time. Between 1 May and 31 July, information was collected on 261,203 children (97.5 per cent of the estimated national five-year-old population). This involved 15,528 teachers from 7423 Government, Catholic and Independent schools around Australia.

The initial results (available from December 2009) provide a snapshot of the early childhood development outcomes for children in communities across Australia.

The AEDI provides a measure of children’s development at the time they start school. By understanding children?s development at school entry, communities can begin to examine the ecological or environmental factors that may be influencing child development outcomes in their community.

The AEDI results provide communities with a snapshot of the development of their children across five key areas of early childhood development.

Browse geographic community snapshots at http://maps.aedi.org.au/

Read the National Report at http://video.wch.org.au/aedi/AEDI_Snapshot-2009.pdf

Read more about AEDI at http://www.rch.org.au/aedi/