Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children thrive in their early years
Target 4: By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children assessed as developmentally on track in all five domains of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) to 55 per cent.
Indicators:
Drivers:
- Preschool attendance and enrolment
- Primary carer education level
Contextual information:
- Outcomes by AEDC domains (developmentally vulnerable, at risk, on track)
- AEDC Multiple Strengths Indicator (highly developed, well developed and emerging strengths)
- Progress towards parity
Disaggregation:
- States/territories
- Remoteness areas
- Socio-economic status of the locality
- Gender
Data Development:
Explore options to measure and report:
- culturally-appropriate childhood development, such as the provision of early childhood education by community-controlled organisations
- health of children
- proportion of children who have regular health and development check-ups
- rates of access to nurse home visiting programs
- proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in poverty