Use data with confidence. A free, practical guide helping Australian early childhood leaders turn everyday information into better decisions for children.
Download for freeDIDM is a framework that empowers early childhood organisation leaders to use data thoughtfully and intentionally in their decision making. By gathering meaningful data, reflecting on its implications, and using those insights to inform strategies, leaders can better support the needs of all children and families.
This guide explores how acting on different types of data can support ongoing improvement – from developmental questionnaire results and family engagement surveys to local demographic insights and observations of children's learning. Examples are drawn from the early childhood sector, including references such as the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).
About the author:
Susan Menchinton (RECE) is an early childhood educator and owner of Workshop Associates, an organization that links child care subject experts with agencies needing professional development seminars. She also works as Pedagogy Specialist for Network Child Care Services in Toronto, Canada, developing program initiatives for child care centres and licensed home child care providers, as well as advising on sector trends, regulatory standards, and effective field practice. As Chair of Network’s IDEA Advisory Council (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access), she oversees outreach projects involving equity-deserving
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