Indigenous Australian Early Development Index

On Sunday 20th February 2008, Deputy Prime Minister, The Hon Julia Gillard launched the I-AEDI project at Gurlongga Njininj Child Care Centre in Perth.
 
Key participants at the event were:
  • Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  • Professor Fiona Stanley, Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
  • Associate Professor Colleen Hayward, Manager of the Kulunga Research Network
  • Mr Russell Caplan, Chairman, Shell Australia 
The Indigenous Australian Early Development Index project is receiving vital funding from Shell Australia and the Federal Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

The I-AEDI project is adapting the highly successful Australian Early Development Index to ensure it takes into account cultural differences in child development.

For the event media release, please click here.
 
Last updated 14 March 2008