4240.0.55.001 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2013  
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ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE

Enrolment and attendance in a preschool program are two fundamental concepts for the Collection. The nominal definitions are outlined below.

ENROLMENT IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

For the purposes of the Collection, a child is considered to be enrolled in a preschool program if the child has been offered a place and has formally enrolled or registered in a preschool program and is actively attending. A child is considered to be actively attending preschool if they attended the preschool program for at least one hour in the reference period or were absent during the reference period due to illness or extended holiday leave, but expected to return.

ATTENDANCE IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

For the purposes of the Collection, a child is considered to be attending if the child is enrolled in a preschool program and has attended the preschool program for at least one hour during the reference period.



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