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This week more than 7500 government and non-government schools across Australia will start taking part in the world's most comprehensive collection of information about the development of Australia's children.
Minister for Early Childhood and School Education Peter Garrett visited the Mount Rogers Early Links to Learning Playgroup in Canberra to launch the second data collection for the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI).
First published Wednesday 2 May 2012.