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Centre for Community Child Health
The Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, is an internationally recognised centre of excellence supporting and empowering communities to continually improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of children and their families, now and for the future.
The Centre for Community Child Health is conducting the Australian Early Development Index: Building Better Communities for Children Project in partnership with the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, Perth.
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
The philosophy of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is to improve and to promote the health and well-being of all children through the unique application of multidisciplinary research. It aims to: conduct high quality research; apply research findings to improve the health of children, adolescents and families; teach the next generation of health researchers; and, be an advocate for research and for children.
The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is working in partnership with the Centre for Community Child Health on the Australian Early Development Index: Building Better Communities for Children Project.
Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is funding the Australian Early Development Index: Building Better Communities for Children Project and the Indigenous Australian Early Development Index (I-AEDI) study, as part of the Government's key commitments on early childhood education and child care.
The Shell Company of Australia Limited
Shell in Australia supports a range of programs in the areas of care for the environment, education with a focus on disadvantaged groups and health with a focus on disadvantaged groups. Its strong partnerships with national and community organisations demonstrate Shell's commitment to working with business and the community to achieve these goals.
Shell in Australia is supporting the Indigenous Australian Early Development Index (I-AEDI) study.
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian ChildrenThe Longitudinal Study of Australian Children aims to examine the impact of Australia's unique social and cultural environment on the next generation. It will further the understanding of early childhood development, inform social policy debate, and be used to identify opportunities for early intervention and prevention strategies in policy areas concerning children.
The Australian EDI will be further validated through the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.
Offord Centre for Child Studies
The vision of the Offord Centre for Child Studies (formerly the Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk) is to improve life quality and life opportunities of children by optimizing the emotional and behavioural well-being of children.
The Early Development Instrument (EDI) was originally developed in Canada by the Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Ontario.
Human Early Learning Partnership
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is a pioneering, interdisciplinary research partnership that is directing a world-leading contribution to new understandings and approaches to early child development. Directed by Dr. Clyde Hertzman, HELP is a network of faculty, researchers and graduate students from British Columbia's (Canada) four major universities.
The Early Childhood Development Mapping Project began in Vancouver in February of 2000. The Early Development Instrument (EDI) results were mapped according to children's neighbourhood residence, along with information on community assets and socio-economic characteristics, to gain a greater understanding of the role of community and neighbourhood factors in supporting early child development.