GOVERNMENT FUNDING TYPE

ABS short name: EPR_GOVFUNDTYP
ABS Template reference (Child URL): Column AG
METeOR Technical name: Service provider organisation – government funding type, early childhood education and care N
METeOR identifier: 473096
METeOR link: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/473096>
METeOR definition: The type of government funding received by an early childhood education and care service providing a preschool program, as represented by a code.

Scope

Inclusions: All early childhood education and care service providers that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions: Early childhood education and care service providers that do not deliver a preschool program.

• Funding of services primarily for capital works should be excluded.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: State or territory government funded early childhood education and care services.
Nominal definition: Early childhood education and care services that are provided by state and territory governments or are in receipt of state or territory government contributions to assist in the delivery of a preschool program.
Operational definition: Consistent with nominal definition.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: N
Maximum character length: 1
Classification values:

1 - State or territory government funded only
2 - Australian government funded only
3 - Both state or territory and Australian government funded
4 - Neither state or territory nor Australian government funded

Supplementary values:

9 - Not stated/inadequately described

2.2.10 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS
	Edit specifications	Edit resolution
1.	If field is blank.	Provide a valid funding type indicator, otherwise amend to code ‘9’.
2.	If field is not code 1, 2, 3, 4 or 9.	Provide a valid funding type indicator.
3.	If character length is greater than 1.	Provide a valid funding type indicator.

Guide for Use

Counting rules:

• Record whether the preschool program at the early childhood education and care service is funded by the state or territory governments and/or the Australian Government, or funded by neither.

• Funding received by states and territories through the National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education should be classed as state or territory funding.

Classification Definitions

CODE 1 - State or territory government funded only
Record if the early childhood education and care service providing a preschool program is funded by the state of territory government only (i.e. does not receive any funding from the Australian Government).

CODE 2 - Australian government funded only
Record if the early childhood education and care service providing a preschool program is funded by the Australian Government only (i.e. does not receive any funding from state or territory government). Australian Government funding refers only to funding for Child Care Benefit (CCB) approved services that provide a preschool program. These are predominantly Long Day Care services that also provide a preschool program.

CODE 3 - Both state or territory funding and Australian government funded
Record if the early childhood education and care service providing a preschool program is funded by the state or territory government and funded by the Australian Government. Australian Government funding refers only to funding for Child Care Benefit (CCB) approved services that provide a preschool program. These are predominantly Long Day Care services that also provide a preschool program.

Code 4 – Neither state or territory not Australian government funded
Record if the early childhood education and care service providing a preschool program is not funded by the state or territory government or funded by the Australian Government.

CODE 9 - Not stated/inadequately described
For use when the funding type of the service provider is unknown, not stated or inadequately described. Where the funding type is unknown, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the unknown response and document any follow-up processes undertaken.

Other Information

This item categorises services by funding type to provide contextual information for the Report on Government Services (RoGS).

The presentation of preschool data in RoGS is yet to be determined, but this item will allow preschool data from the National ECEC Collection to be disaggregated by the service funding type (e.g if reporting the indicator ‘children enrolled in a preschool program’, data could be disaggregated by those enrolled in a service that is government funded, or those enrolled in a service this is privately funded only).

Related aggregate data elements: Government funding type.

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