AEDC community grants program

New South Wales is offering Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) community grants.

AEDC 2021 national, state and community level reports were published in April 2022. Schools also received their full profile in April 2022.

New South Wales has offered Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) community grants.

Seeding grants of up to $15,000 were awarded to schools and services to support partnerships in local communities to respond to the needs identified in their school or community profile.

Successful applicants will explore their AEDC data and consider how they might address the early development needs of children in their community.

Aims

  • Encourage communities to engage with and respond to their AEDC data outcomes from the 2021 data collection.
  • Support early intervention in communities with high vulnerabilities or limited services.

Successful applicants

Funding has been distributed to the following successful applicants to implement their proposed project.

Recipients of round 1 of the community grants initiative have completed their implementation. Case studies have been developed to showcase the initiatives implemented and outcomes achieved in response to their AEDC school and/or community data.

Access round one recipient’s case studies by clicking on the name of the school or service in the table below. The document will be downloaded as a word document. Case studies from round two will be available in 2024 once the recipients have completed their implementation.

Round one

Name of school or service Initiative title
Adamstown Public School

Building Blocks

AEDC grant Adamstown Public school (DOCX 1.6 MB)

Ambrose Early Learning, Santa Sophia, Box Hill

Prosocial Play Support Program

AEDC grant Ambrose Early Learning (DOCX 3.8 MB)

Berkeley Public School

Resilience Project at BPS

AEDC grant Berkeley Public School (DOCX 1.9 MB)

Bermagui Public School

Ganandhimila-nj - We learn (Dhurga language)

AEDC grant Bermagui Public School (DOCX 4.7 MB)

Big Sky Stories Ltd

Big Sky Stories Outreach Kit for Local Playgroups

AEDC grant Big Sky Stories (DOCX 604 KB)

Cudal Community Children's Centre

School Readiness supported by Allied Health Services

AEDC grant Cudal Community Children's Centre (DOCX 1 MB)

Dragonfly Speech Pathology working in partnerships with other services and professionals

The Ripple Project Children – connecting through communication to their educators, parents and community

AEDC grant The Ripple Project Australia (DOCX 3.5 MB)

Early Links Inclusion Support Service

Tools and Training for Comprehensive Developmental Assessments in the Hunter Region

AEDC grant Early Links Inclusion Support Service (DOCX 2.5 MB)

Fairfield City Council

Partnerships for Early detection, intervention and family supports

AEDC grant Fairfield City Council (DOCX 2.4 MB)

Gamumbi Early Childhood Education Centre Incorporated

Supporting language. Supporting learning

AEDC grant Gamumbi Early Childhood Education (DOCX 2.2 MB)

Inverell District Family Services (IDFS)

IDFS Confident and Capable Preschool Program

AEDC grant Inverell District Family Service (DOCX 468 KB)

Milton Therapy and Learning Centre

Small Talk

AEDC grant Milton Therapy and Learning Centre (DOCX 2.1 MB)

Schools as Community Centre (SACC) working in partnership with Woodberry Public School and local community services

Early Access for Success Program

AEDC grant Woodberry Public School (DOCX 2.8 MB)

Toukley Public School

Supported playgroup initiative

AEDC grant Toukley Public School (DOCX 2.8 MB)

Round two

Name of school or service Initiative title
Branxton Preschool Community Hub
Catholic Early Learning Centre St
John XXIII Parish- Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens
Physical health/Well-being Pro Social Play
Cawdor Public School - Camdennetwork Staff Capacity Development
Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre Allied health support at Playgroup
Coolah Preschool Kindergarten Inc Engine Room Educator Capacity Building Program
Dubbo and District Preschool Get Set for School Program
Garfield Street Children's Centre Self-Publishing for children - children as author, illustrator, subject
Kings Langley Public School Strong Start to school
Lansvale Public School Lansvale Public School Supported Playgroup Early Intervention Program
Little Angels at Pagewood Green Music Therapy
Rockdale Public School Ready, Set, Go! Program
Salamander Child Care Centre Inc Onsite Occupational Therapist
St Joseph's Primary SchoolWauchope All children deserve to feel and be Very well

Further support

For any questions and further support contact the AEDC NSW Project Team at aedc@det.nsw.edu.au or 1300 083 698.

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Business Unit:

  • Educational Standards
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