AEDC – Resources for early childhood education and care services
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Early Childhood Australia has worked with the Queensland Government, Department of Education and Training to develop a suite of free AEDC resources to support the critical work of the early childhood sector and their communities in providing the best developmental opportunities for children.
Guide to using the AEDC – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Information about the strong links between the AEDC, the National Quality Standard and the Early Years Learning Framework:
Linking the AEDC and the National Quality Standard – video– PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Linking the AEDC and the Early Years Learning Framework – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Using the five domains
Read about each of the five domains measured in the AEDC and use the practical strategies for supporting children’s learning and development:
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Physical Health and Wellbeing video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
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Social Competence video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
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Emotional Maturity
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Language and Cognitive Skills (School-based) video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
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Communication skills and General Knowledge video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. or text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Putting the AEDC into practice
Watch or read about how six Queensland services began using the AEDC and their strategies for responding to local AEDC data:
Silky Oaks Child Care Centre – offered professional development for educators in supporting children’s social competence and emotional maturity and collaborated with local schools and services – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. –text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Beenleigh Family Centre Child Care – incorporated language focused initiatives in their programming, and supported families in response to Beenleigh’s identified vulnerabilities – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. – text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
C&K Flagstone Community Kindergarten – worked closely with their school community to address the vulnerabilities in communication, language and cognition skills – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. – text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
C&K Hatton Vale Community Kindergarten – utilised professional advice and resources to respond to the identified vulnerability of physical health and wellbeing and language and cognitive skills – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. – text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Eskay Kids Springfield Child Care and Early Education Centre – responded to the AEDC data by emphasising physical activity, health and wellbeing in their programming – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. – text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
A Head Start Children’s Centres – utilised the Early Years Learning Framework outcomes in conjunction with the AEDC domains to holistically support children’s learning and development – video – PDF versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.– text versionImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.