Data Resource Profile: The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)

Every 3 years, the Australian Government conducts a developmental census across the entire population of children in their first year of full-time schooling (median age 5 years). The first developmental census was conducted in 2009, including 261 147 children, and in 2012 data were collected on 289 973 children—representing 97.5% and 96.5% of the estimated eligible population, respectively. The questionnaire is completed by teachers on the basis...