NATIONAL COMPARABILITY
To ensure national comparability, all jurisdictions were required to follow national data standards for the 2011 National ECEC Collection. For 2011, not all jurisdictions were able to completely align their collection methods directly with these standards, details of which are outlined in Chapter 5, Jurisdictional Data Quality Statements.
The data standards for the National ECEC Collection are outlined in the Early Childhood Education and Care National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) and the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2011 (cat. no. 4240.0.55.002).
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE NATIONAL MINIMUM DATA SET
The ECEC NMDS is a set of national data standards which has been established by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), in conjunction with the ABS, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, and state and territory departments responsible for early childhood education. The ECEC NMDS is designed to support jurisdictions with the collection of ECEC data under the National Information Agreement for Early Childhood Education and Care. Compliance with these standards will mean ECEC data is consistent and comparable within and between state and territories. More information on the ECEC NMDS can be found on the AIHW website,http://meteor.aihw.gov.au.
NATIONAL ECEC COLLECTION: DATA COLLECTION GUIDE
The National ECEC Collection: Data Collection Guide provides detailed guidelines, instructions and definitions to assist jurisdictions in the collection and reporting of both URL and Aggregate level data. The guide was used by jurisdictions in conjunction with the 2011 ABS National ECEC data request and the 2011 ECEC NMDS. The guidelines contained within the National ECEC Collection: Data Collection Guide, are aimed at facilitating the delivery of nationally comparable ECEC statistics.
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