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UNIT RECORD LEVEL DATA INSTRUCTIONS

The differences between the 2013 and 2012 Data request templates for Child URL are summarised in the following table. Further information on permissible values for data elements can be found in the tabs titled ‘Metadata dictionary’ and ‘Legal value checks’ in the Data request templates. Refer to Chapter 2, Data Element Collection Instructions for details of all requested data items for 2013. The differences between the 2013 and 2012 NMDS including retired data elements, new data elements, revised definitions, changed classifications and codes are documented within Appendix. Overview of changes to the ECEC NMDS.


UPDATES TO THE URL TEMPLATE - CHILD AND SERVICE PROVIDER

Data Entity	Data Element	ABS short name	Summary of changes to format and position	Changes to attribute codes and permissible values
Child	Child—Statistical Linkage Key (SLK) Sequential match code NNNNN	PSN_SLK_MATCH	Title of data element changed to reinforce that, within a jurisdictional dataset, the SLK match code must increase by 1 for each child who experienced preschool at different service providers during the reference period.	No change. Continues the treatment of this data element in 2013. Collection of this information enables precise calculation of the number of unique children in preschool. Chapter 2, Data Element Collection Instructions, includes further detail on how to collect and report data for 'Statistical linkage key - Sequential Match Code'
Service Provider Organisation	Service provider organisation—service activity type, early childhood education and care, code N[N]	EPR_SERACTTYP		Permissible Values and guide for Use: Combined classification values for 'Preschool program: stand-alone' and 'Preschool program: as part of a school' into one classification value 7: 'Preschool'. Classification value 8 retired.
Service Provider Organisation	Service provider organisation—service delivery setting, early childhood education and care, code N	EPR_DLIVSET		Permissible Values and guide for Use Code 2 reclassified 'Centre-based—stand-alone', Code 3 reclassified 'Centre-based—Other', Code 4 reclassified 'Home-based', Code 5 reclassified 'General Community' and Code 8: 'Other setting' is retired.

Data Entity	Data Element	ABS short name	Summary of changes to format and position	Changes to attribute codes and permissible values
Person (employed)	Paid employment indicator	TCH_PAIDEMPIND	Data element retired from 2013 NMDS. Paid employment is now a conditional determinant of the collection scope.
Person (employed)	Preschool program delivery indicator	TCH_PROGDELIND	Data element retired from 2013 NMDS. Delivery of a preschool program is now a conditional determinant of the collection scope.
Person (employed)	Hours worked in preschool program	TCH_PSPROGDELHRS	Data element retired from 2013 NMDS but retained by the ABS as an additional element.
Person (employed)	Record—Statistical linkage key, 581 format (optional)	TCH_LNK_RECKEY	New data element. For agencies, establishments or collection authorities that are able to derive a 'Person—SLK' for workers, data providers are encouraged to supply this data element for statistical linkage purposes only.	Same SLK format as for child.
Person (employed)	Person identifier (optional)	TEACHER_ID	New data element. Agencies, establishments or collection authorities may use their own alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric coding systems.	Alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric code not exceeding 20 characters in length.

• Statistical linkage key

• Statistical linkage key - sequential match code (additional data element)

• Date of birth

• Indigenous status

• Letters of family name

• Letters of given name

• Sex

• Maximum preschool program hours available

• Preschool program attendance indicator

• Preschool program received from a qualified teacher indicator

• Preschool program enrolment indicator

• Preschool program fees charged per week

• Preschool program hours attended per week

• Preschool program hours enrolled per week

• Preschool program repeater indicator

• Address line (additional data element)

• Suburb/town/locality name

• Australian Postcode

• Australian state/territory identifier

• Area of usual residence - ASGC 2006 (Collection District)

• Statistical Area level 1 (SA1)

• Area of usual residence – ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block) (additional data element)

• Organisation identifier

• Organisation name

• Address line

• Suburb/town/locality name

• Australian state/territory identifier (additional data element)
  
• Australian postcode

• Geographic location of organisation - ASGC 2006 (Collection District)

• Statistical Area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011

• Geographic location of organisation - ASGS 2011 (Mesh Block) (additional data element)

• Government funding type

• Management type

• Service activity type

• Service delivery setting

• Preschool program service operation weeks

• Statistical linkage key

• Person identifier

• Type of work activity

• Role of early childhood education and care worker

• Field of highest qualification relevant to early childhood education and care

• Level of highest qualification relevant to early childhood education and care

• Hours worked in preschool program delivery