The Australian Early Development Census released data in 2018 clearly showed that there are issues arising for children in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula in relation to development and readiness for school.
The data below indicates the percentage of children ‘at risk’ or ‘vulnerable’ in relation to the ‘physical health’ domain, which refers to children developing physical independence and gross and fine motor skills.
| Emerging Trends | Characteristics | Frankston | Mornington Peninsula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmentally at risk | Children experience some challenges that interfere with their ability to physically cope with the day. Children may also show poor co-ordination skills, have poor fine and gross motor skills, or show poor to average levels of energy duing the day. | 11.4% | 12.4% |
| Developmentally Vulnerable | Children experience a number of challenges that interfere with their ability to physically cope with the day. Children are usually clumsy and may have fading energy levels. | 7.7% | 7.8% |
The data below relates to the ‘language and cognitive skills’ domain. Assessments in this domain measure children’s basic literacy and numeracy, interest in literacy, numeracy and memory and advanced literacy.
| Emerging Trends | Characteristics | Frankston | Mornington Peninsula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmentally at risk | Children have mastered some literacy and numeracy skills, they may have difficulty remembering things and show a lack of interests in books, reading, maths and numbers. | 8.9% | 9.9% |
| Developmentally Vulnerable | Children experience a number of challenges in reading, writing and numbers, will be uninterested in trying, they have trouble remembering things. | 7.4% | 6.4% |
The data below relates to the ‘communication skills and general knowledge’ domain. This is based on broad developmental competencies and skills measured in the school context.
| Emerging Trends | Characteristics | Frankston | Mornington Peninsula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmentally at risk | Have mastered some but not all; listening, understanding speaking effective English, being able to tell a story, taking part in imaginary play. | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Developmentally Vulnerable | Children have poor communication skills and articulation, have limited English, have difficulty talking to others, understanding and have poor general knowledge. | 7.4% | 6.4% |