Why is the AEDI important for communities?
The purpose of the AEDI is to measure the health and development of populations of children to help communities assess how well they are doing in supporting young children and their families. Previously there has been no way to monitor early child development at a community level or to understand how local circumstances might be changed to improve children’s life chances. By using the AEDI to map children’s development it is possible to begin to identify and understand the influence of socio-economic and community factors on children’s development. The AEDI can also be used to monitor changes over time.
The purpose of the AEDI is to measure the health and development of populations of children to help how well they are doing in supporting young children and their families. Previously there has been no way to monitor early child development at a community level or to understand how local circumstances might be changed to improve children’s life chances. By using the AEDI to map children’s development it is possible to begin to identify and understand the influence of socio-economic and community factors on children’s development. The AEDI can also be used to monitor changes over time.
