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4240.0.55.001 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2012
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Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/03/2013
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Introductory Notes
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CONTENTS
Collection Scope and Coverage
Scope of the Collection
Collection Coverage
Preschool Provider Frame
State and Territory Collection of the National ECEC Collection
Collection Overview
Collection Date and Reference Period
Collection Methods
Changes to 2012 National Early Childhood Education and Care Data Sources
Data Sources
Concepts and Definitions
Data Collection and Counting Concepts
Early Childhood Education and Care
Preschool Program
Child Counting Concepts
Count of Child Episodes and Unique Count of Children
Count of Children in the Year Before Full-time Schooling
Matching and Linking Terminology
Reasons a Child Could be Enrolled in and Attending Multiple Preschool Programs
Statistical Entities
Data Processing and Reporting Concepts
Background
Linking Statistical Linkage Key
Identification of Identical SLK Child Records Across Data Sources
Stages of Linking Methodology
Linking Within-File
Linking Between-Files
Identification of Unique Child Records in the Year Before Full-time Schooling
Reporting Child Counts
Data Output and Processing
Output Reporting and Processing for the National ECEC Collection
Sector Classification for the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection
Reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
Geography for the National ECEC Collection
Output table reference matrix
Estimation Concepts
Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia
Nature of Preschool Program Delivery by State and Territory
Australian Government Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care
New South Wales - Overview
Victoria - Overview
Queensland - Overview
South Australia - Overview
Western Australia - Overview
Tasmania - Overview
Northern Territory - Overview
Australian Capital Territory - Overview
Jurisdictional Data Quality Statements
Introduction
Australian Government
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Data Availability
Early Childhood Data Sources
Related Products
Special Data Services
Collection Background and Governance
The National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education
National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care
National Quality Framework
Early Childhood Education and Care National Minimum Data Set
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